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Swallows and Peach Blossoms in Rain


雨中に桃の花と燕
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Kotanzaku; 34.5 x 7.5 cm (13 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8487
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19979, 21.8487, 21.8488 (without rain), 50.19, 50.20
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
InscriptionsChinese poem
春来遍是桃花水 不辧仙源何處尋
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.