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Snail and Begonia


秋海棠に蝸牛
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Kotanzaku; 33.5 x 7.3 cm (13 3/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8495
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #139
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19971, 21.8495
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
InscriptionsPoem: Katatsumuri/ tsuno furi wake yo/ Suma Akashi
蝸牛 角ふりヮけよ 須磨明石
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.