Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Roses (Bara ni bunchô), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Java Sparrow and Roses (Bara ni bunchô)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 34.1 x 11.1 cm (13 7/16 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Tae ireta/tori no musubu/shimizu kana
A bird drinks pure water in a rice paddy

Poem by Kanga?
The farmer has just irrigated the field so the water the bird drinks is clean.

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; publisher's seal | Tsujiyasu Yasubei; censors' seals | Mera Taichirô | Watanabe Shôoemon; date seal | below

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.142

About

Java Sparrow and Roses (Bara ni bunchô)

Poem:
Tae ireta/tori no musubu/shimizu kana
A bird drinks pure water in a rice paddy

Poem by Kanga?
The farmer has just irrigated the field so the water the bird drinks is clean.

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; publisher's seal | Tsujiyasu Yasubei; censors' seals | Mera Taichirô | Watanabe Shôoemon; date seal | below

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

Use

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