Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

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 x 11 cm (13 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Take no haru/momiji no aki no/matare keri*

The bamboo in spring--/tinted with the crimson stains/of fall's maple leaves

Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryûsai; censor's seal | Tanaka Heishirô | above signature

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.166

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume), 1843-1847
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33 x 11 cm (13 x 4 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.166

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