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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Korean nightingale and aronia (Kaido ni korai uguisu)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Korean nightingale and aronia (Kaido ni korai uguisu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 24.8 x 12.7 cm (9 3/4 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right.
[text and poem]
Chinese poem translated roughly as:
Spring mist over water spurts out of snow, resplendent with color

Signature: Signature at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals

Identification

Edition

Line indicating where the print was to be cut appears just to the left of right edge

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.267.2

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Korean nightingale and aronia (Kaido ni korai uguisu), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 24.8 x 12.7 cm (9 3/4 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.267.2

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