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RISDM 34-057.tif
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni onagadori)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni onagadori)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 12.9 x 19.4 cm (5 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: 252 White square label affixed verso, top left with inscription in pencil: [Illegible]

Poem:
Karisome ni/haete momo saku/hatake kana

A field all in flame,/shining for a brief moment/with peach blossoms

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.057

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004
Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000
Spring Blossoms
Seasonal Japanese Prints
Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999
Spring Blossoms
Mar 17, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995
Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni onagadori), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 12.9 x 19.4 cm (5 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.057

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