Wagtail and Roses

薔薇に鶺鴒

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 37 x 12.4 cm (14 9/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7982

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #308; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #23.38

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.7982, 21.7983

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

InscriptionsPoem: Yo no naka wa/ sekirei no o no/ hima mo nashi
世の中ハ　鶺鴒の尾の　ひまもなし