Image

RISDM 34-167-2.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Camellia in Snow (Setchû tsubaki ni suzume)

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 Sparrows and Camellia in Snow (Setchû tsubaki ni suzume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840's

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.3 x 11.4 cm (13 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.167.2

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Tree Sparrows and Camellia in Snow (Setchû tsubaki ni suzume), 1840's
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.3 x 11.4 cm (13 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.167.2

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