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Bird on Mountain Cherry


山桜に小鳥
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 2nd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (aizuri-e); color on paper
Dimensions Aitanzaku; 34.6 x 11.4 cm (13 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8105
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Shigenobu hitsu
重宣筆
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 2
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、巳二
彫師:なし
InscriptionsPoem: Tori ... hatsu sakura
ProvenanceMay 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Ito; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.