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萩に胡蝶
Butterflies and Bush Clover
萩に胡蝶
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 35.1 x 12.5 cm (13 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.1467
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1647, 21.7964
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Te oribaya/ hagi ni utsutsu no/ chô no mama
手折りはや 萩にうつつの 蝶の侭
手折りはや 萩にうつつの 蝶の侭
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross