Image

RISDM 34-365.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Parrot on pine branch (Matsu ni inko), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Parrot on pine branch (Matsu ni inko)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.365

About

Parrot on pine branch (Matsu ni inko)

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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989

Use

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