Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Butterflies and rapeseed (Natane ni cho), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
Butterflies and rapeseed (Natane ni cho)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
color, ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 24.9 x 12.4 cm (9 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Cho karoshi/koro wa kirumono/hitotsu kana
These days the clothes are unlined, light like butterflies
Poem by Koshun
Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryusai
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.269B
About
Butterflies and rapeseed (Natane ni cho)
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Cho karoshi/koro wa kirumono/hitotsu kana
These days the clothes are unlined, light like butterflies
Poem by Koshun
Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryusai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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