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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 33.2 x 11.3 cm (13 1/16 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue zoku ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: X3764 [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa | ?; publisher's seal | Sanoya Kihei

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.239

About

Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria)

Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue zoku ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: X3764 [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa | ?; publisher's seal | Sanoya Kihei

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

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