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Bird on Maple Branch

Bird on Maple Branch

紅葉に小鳥

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Aitanzaku; 33.7 x 11.5 cm (13 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7987

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem: ... momiji ka na

ProvenanceBetween 1906 and 1909, acquired by Mr. and Mrs. John Osgood (Elizabeth Cameron) Blanchard in Japan; April 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Blanchard sale, American Art Galleries, New York; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.