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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and Japanese Kerria (Tsuru to yamabuki)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Crane and Japanese Kerria (Tsuru to yamabuki)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 32.9 x 7.5 cm (12 15/16 x 2 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[Notations] Inscription on verso, lower left: BV1437/ [Illegible Japanese Characters]; dealer's codes (of no import)Poem: Hana saki te/nanoka tsuru miru/fumoto kana Flowers are blooming-/I observe cranes staying put for seven days/at the bottom of a hillThe poem is by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) written at a poetry party at the Edo home of Suzuki Seifu on 1686.3.20.This was the first of thirty-six linked poems (renga) by various poets on flowers. The poem expresses Basho's delight at seeing cranes that stay in place for seven days and blossoming flowers at the home of his friend.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.120

Type

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Crane and Japanese Kerria (Tsuru to yamabuki), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 32.9 x 7.5 cm (12 15/16 x 2 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.120

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