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水葵に鶺鴒
Wagtail and Water Plantain
水葵に鶺鴒
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 cm (13 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8014
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Yo no naka wa/ sekirei no o no/ hima mo nashi
世の中は 鶺鴒の尾の ひまもなし
世の中は 鶺鴒の尾の ひまもなし
ProvenanceMay 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.