Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33 x 10.3 cm (13 x 4 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Hana areba/yo no ki mo medatsu/tsutsumi kana
On a bank without flowers, the trees incline forward

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; Collector's seal | Hayashi Tadamasa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.175

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 33 x 10.3 cm (13 x 4 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.175

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