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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Azure-winged Magpie and Azalea (Tsutsuji ni onagadori)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo)

Title

Azure-winged Magpie and Azalea (Tsutsuji ni onagadori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Imate: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Yûyama no/tsutsuji ni ataru/hiyodori kana

In the mountains in evening, azaleas in the setting sun

White square label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: NV2627/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.216

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Azure-winged Magpie and Azalea (Tsutsuji ni onagadori), 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Imate: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.216

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