Image

RISDM 34-219.tif RISDM 34-219.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi), Edo Period

Description

Maker

Title

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Chinese poem:
A heron came to a marsh of growing reeds;
shrugging its head it looked for fresh fish
looking to sate his appetite-
mind the mud!

When one is enjoying oneself intently, don't forget to avoid the muck.

Signature: Signed above | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

Edition

Good early impression with bokashi in blue water; the Bogel cat. remarks on the popularity of the print evinced by worn blocks in later editions

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.219

About

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi)

Good early impression with bokashi in blue water; the Bogel cat. remarks on the popularity of the print evinced by worn blocks in later editions

Chinese poem:
A heron came to a marsh of growing reeds;
shrugging its head it looked for fresh fish
looking to sate his appetite-
mind the mud!

When one is enjoying oneself intently, don't forget to avoid the muck.

Signature: Signed above | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame

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

Use

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