Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Bird and ivy (Tsuta ni kotori)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Image: 37.8 x 12.9 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription at left.
[text and poems]
Furoshiki no (translates to)Ivy arabesques
iro mo [kashikoshi] (translates to) colorful as a kerchief
[momiji] no/shigure ni somuru (translates to) tinted with the dyes
tsuta no karakusa (translates to) of autumn maple leaves mixed in summer shower rain
Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.260 Type
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