Image

RISDM 34-365.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Parrot on pine branch (Matsu ni inko)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Parrot on pine branch (Matsu ni inko)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 22.7 x 17.3 cm (8 15/16 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right corner with inscription in pencil: YB76/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
Kiyo taki ya (translates to) Pristine waterfall-
nami ni ochitaru (translates to) and springtime's pine needles
haru matsuba (translates to) falling in torrents

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Yusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.365

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hiroshige
Birds and Flowers
Sep 09, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Parrot on pine branch (Matsu ni inko), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 22.7 x 17.3 cm (8 15/16 x 6 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.365

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