Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Barn Swallows and Wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame), Edo Period
Description
Maker
Title
Barn Swallows and Wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 33.5 x 11.3 cm (13 3/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem: Yo no naka no/yoko habashira nuotsudori kana Birds so young and lovely/have no idea/how wide is the worldK359/34.088;K335/34.053; 34.174 K 284
Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.174
About
Barn Swallows and Wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame)
Poem: Yo no naka no/yoko habashira nuotsudori kana Birds so young and lovely/have no idea/how wide is the worldK359/34.088;K335/34.053; 34.174 K 284
Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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