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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrows and bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Sparrows and bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 22.4 x 16.4 cm (8 13/16 x 6 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed verso, bottom right: NSW8[7]/ [Japanese Characters] [text and poems]Take ni te o (translates to) Baby sparrows soete misekeri/suzume no ko (translates to) with their clawsBaby sparrow is a season word (kigo) for spring. They are fearless, mischievous creatures. "Te" in the poem literally means "hand."

Signature: Signed on trunk | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.360

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sparrows and bamboo (Take ni suzume), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 22.4 x 16.4 cm (8 13/16 x 6 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.360

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