Image

RISDM 34-158.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-naped Oriole and Clematis (Tessen ni kôrai uguisu), Edo Period

Description

Maker

Title

Black-naped Oriole and Clematis (Tessen ni kôrai uguisu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 34.9 x 11.6 cm (13 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right corner: [Japanese Characters]

Chinese poem:
The stems of the clematis are strong and pliant, like the ways of old
The words tieh shin miao mean "iron line," referring to the stem and also the name of the flower "tieh shin" (tessen in Japanese), or clematis. The last two characters also mean a Chinese ink-brush technique by the same name.

Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.158

About

Black-naped Oriole and Clematis (Tessen ni kôrai uguisu)

Inscription verso, bottom right corner: [Japanese Characters]

Chinese poem:
The stems of the clematis are strong and pliant, like the ways of old
The words tieh shin miao mean "iron line," referring to the stem and also the name of the flower "tieh shin" (tessen in Japanese), or clematis. The last two characters also mean a Chinese ink-brush technique by the same name.

Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)

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

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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