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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao ni suzume), Edo Period

Description

Maker

Title

Tree Sparrows and Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao ni suzume)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ōban): 12.1 x 17.9 cm (4 3/4 x 7 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seal: Ichiryusai (artist)

Poem:
Asagao no/akarenu sono hi/sono hi kana
??? ??????? ?????

The morning glories/are out today! The morning/glories bloom today!

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: MIC20 [Japanese Characters]

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.067

About

Tree Sparrows and Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao ni suzume)

Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seal: Ichiryusai (artist)

Poem:
Asagao no/akarenu sono hi/sono hi kana
??? ??????? ?????

The morning glories/are out today! The morning/glories bloom today!

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: MIC20 [Japanese Characters]

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

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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Use

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