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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bulbul and plum (Ume ni uso)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Bulbul and plum (Ume ni uso)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 37.3 x 12.9 cm (14 11/16 x 5 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA533/ [Japanese Characters] Inscription above. [text and poems]Sato wa(translates to) In some places manzai oshoshi (translates to) the Manzai dance comes later ume no hana (translates to) with the plumThe Manzai Dance is traditionally performed on New Year's Day but in some places (perhaps the Yoshiwara) the dance comes in the second month with the plum blossoms.

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige;Publisher's seal | Shoeido

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.261

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Bulbul and plum (Ume ni uso), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 37.3 x 12.9 cm (14 11/16 x 5 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.261

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