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山吹に蛙
Yellow Rose (Yamabuki) and Frogs
山吹に蛙
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832 (Tenpô 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Ôtanzaku; 38.5 x 17.1 cm (15 3/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7924
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter, "Hiroshige no yakusha-e surimono," in Ukiyo-e geijutsu 160 (2010), p. 40, fig. 7; Ôta Mem. Mus., Hiroshige kachôga ten (1997), #3; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 241, ôtanzaku #6.5
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.6793, 21.7924
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
InscriptionsPoem by Chôtei: Harusame no/ furuku nagara mo/ yamabuki no/ mino hitotsu dani/ naku kaeru ka na
「春雨の ふる句なからも 山吹の みのひとつたに なく蛙かな 長亭」
「春雨の ふる句なからも 山吹の みのひとつたに なく蛙かな 長亭」
ProvenanceAcquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright, as part of Kacho Lot; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.