Canary and Wisteria

藤にカナリヤ

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Japanese

Edo period

1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper

Dimensions Kotanzaku; 34.8 x 7.6 cm (13 11/16 x 3 in.)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number15.160

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 15.160 (ink only), 21.8560 (full color)

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

Marks Censor's seal: Watari
No blockcutter's mark
改印：渡
彫師：なし

InscriptionsPoem: Kaze nakute/ shizuka sugitari/ fuji no hana
風なくて　静過たり　藤の花