Oriole on Aronia Branch

海棠に小鳥

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 34.2 x 11.4 cm (13 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Gift of The Tengu

Accession Number15.1211

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai

InscriptionsPoem: Kaidô ya/ haru o shizumete/ sakinikeri
海棠や　春をしつめて　咲にけり

Provenance1915, purchased with funds from a group of anonymous donors (collectively "The Tengu") by the MFA. (Accession Date: November 4, 1915)