Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 37.5 x 13 cm (14 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem signed Hachijintei and with red kao (cursive monogram) White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA532/[Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Kara bito no/kuse o kononde/take ni made/akaki kokoro o/utsusu edakumiIn admiration of/the ways of the Chinese this printing process/carries a feeling for red/even into the bamboo
Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu; Signed at right | Jûssai Tonarime
Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô); censor's seal | kiwame
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.213.1 Type
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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