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Long-tailed Bird on Blossoming Peach


桃に尾長鳥
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 34.3 x 11.5 cm (13 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8021
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #276
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.8019 (Kawaguchiya), 21.8020 (Kawaguchiya), 21.8021 (later edition, no publisher's mark)
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Ariake ya/ tori no osamaru/ momo no hana
有明や とりのおさまる 桃の花
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.