Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô, Edo Period
Description
Maker
Title
Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 32.5 x 11.3 cm (12 13/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: 553 Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue ni zoko ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."
Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ryûsai
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.145.1
About
Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô
Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: 553 Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue ni zoko ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."
Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ryûsai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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