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Sparrows and Poppies


芥子に雀
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô, Eisendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Aitanzaku; 33.4 x 11.2 cm (13 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8018
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #s 277, 278
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
Collector's seal: Hayashi Tadamasa
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Tori tobite/ au naki keshi no/ hitoe kana
鳥飛て あふなき芥子の 一重かな