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藤に四十雀
Finch on Wisteria Vine
藤に四十雀
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 39.3 x 13.2 cm (15 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6662
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mem. Mus., Hiroshige kachôga ten (1997), #017; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #23.26?
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.6662, 21.7976
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Murasaki o/ somuru kon'ya no/ mokari hodo/ nokiba ni tataru/ fuji no hanabira
紫を そむる紺屋の もかり程 軒端にたるゝ 藤の花ひら
紫を そむる紺屋の もかり程 軒端にたるゝ 藤の花ひら
ProvenanceNovember 1913, acquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Mori; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.