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海棠に鷽
Aronia and Bullfinch
海棠に鷽
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Ôtanzaku; 38.8 x 17.6 cm (15 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7905
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #78; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 241, ôtanzaku #7.2
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.841, 21.7905
Inscribed on the print is a couplet from a Chinese poem by Bai Juyi (772-846), describing the pleasure of a drinking party with friends under flowering trees:
"Under the blossoms, the scene was so beautiful that we forgot about going home/ with the wine keg at hand, it was the spring wind that encouraged intoxication."
Inscribed on the print is a couplet from a Chinese poem by Bai Juyi (772-846), describing the pleasure of a drinking party with friends under flowering trees:
"Under the blossoms, the scene was so beautiful that we forgot about going home/ with the wine keg at hand, it was the spring wind that encouraged intoxication."
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsChinese couplet from a poem by Bai Juyi (772-846), Wakan rôeishu #18:
花下忘帰因美景 樽前勧酔是春風
花下忘帰因美景 樽前勧酔是春風
ProvenanceDecember 1912, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.