Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Camellia (Akatsubaki ni bunchô)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Java Sparrow and Camellia (Akatsubaki ni bunchô)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.2 x 11.4 cm (13 1/16 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription:Koi No Tori To Tsubaki Poem: Mita yona/rakucho dewa nashi/akatsubakiThe red camellia, insouciant of the bird descending

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi, censor's seal | Tanaka Heijirô, other unread seal (illegible)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.144

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher
Java Sparrow and Camellia (Akatsubaki ni bunchô), 1843-1847
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 33.2 x 11.4 cm (13 1/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.144

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