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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant on Snow-covered Pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Pheasant on Snow-covered Pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 34 x 11.1 cm (13 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom left corner and inscribed in pencil: NV571/[Japanese Character][77]

Chinese poem:
Hoping for a successful future
a boy writes a poem just to finish it

The gist is that the boy must do an exercise to insure a successful future and dashes off a poem so he can take a nap.

Signature: Signed lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.134

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Pheasant on Snow-covered Pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 34 x 11.1 cm (13 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.134

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