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花菖蒲に黄鳥
Yellow Bird and Iris
花菖蒲に黄鳥
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Aitanzaku; 34.4 x 11.3 cm (13 9/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8004
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #115
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Kinou mate/ yoso ni omoishi/ ayamegusa/ kefu ha kayato no/ tsuma to miru kana
きのふまて よそに思ひし あやめくさ けふヮかやとの つまとミるかな
きのふまて よそに思ひし あやめくさ けふヮかやとの つまとミるかな
ProvenanceMay 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.