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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 31.8 x 11.1 cm (12 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Small red square stamp verso, bottom left.Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue ni zoko ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.145.2

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 31.8 x 11.1 cm (12 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.145.2

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