Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Moon and Plum (Tsuki ni ume), Edo Period
Description
Title
Moon and Plum (Tsuki ni ume)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 33.3 x 11.1 cm (13 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Nodokasa ni/yawaraka* ni naru/chikara kobu
Gently nurtured/in complete tranquility/bundles of muscle
Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | Mera Taichirô
Identification
State
A later state than 34.170 with moon and solid blue background. The character "ru" in "naru" in the second line of the poem has been shortened so as to remain outside the edge of the moon and the sky block has been reduced.
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.171
About
Moon and Plum (Tsuki ni ume)
Poem:
Nodokasa ni/yawaraka* ni naru/chikara kobu
Gently nurtured/in complete tranquility/bundles of muscle
Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | Mera Taichirô
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
A later state than 34.170 with moon and solid blue background. The character "ru" in "naru" in the second line of the poem has been shortened so as to remain outside the edge of the moon and the sky block has been reduced.
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Use
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