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藤に四十雀
Finch on Wisteria Vine
藤に四十雀
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 35.1 x 11.6 cm (13 13/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7976
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mem. Mus., Hiroshige kachôga ten (1997), #17; RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #321; 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
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 八陣亭
紫を そむる紺屋の もかり程 軒端にたるゝ 藤の花ひら 八陣亭