Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Wagtail and Roses (Bara ni sekirei), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Title
Wagtail and Roses (Bara ni sekirei)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 35.2 x 12.9 cm (13 7/8 x 5 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Yo no naka wa/sekirei no* o no/hima mo nashi
In this busy world,/there is no leisure time/for a wagtail's tail
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.221
About
Wagtail and Roses (Bara ni sekirei)
Poem:
Yo no naka wa/sekirei no* o no/hima mo nashi
In this busy world,/there is no leisure time/for a wagtail's tail
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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