Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Title
Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 11.4 x 16.7 cm (4 1/2 x 6 9/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem: Shiratsuyu mo/kobosanu hagi no/uneri kana Even swaying in a gentle breeze/the bush clover does not shake off the dewdrops. Poem by Matsuo Bashô.The season represented is autumn. The poem points to
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.034
About
Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume)
Poem: Shiratsuyu mo/kobosanu hagi no/uneri kana Even swaying in a gentle breeze/the bush clover does not shake off the dewdrops. Poem by Matsuo Bashô.The season represented is autumn. The poem points to
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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