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Japanese White-eye and Wisteria

Japanese White-eye and Wisteria

藤に目白鳥

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Kotanzaku; 34.3 x 7.5 cm (13 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8530

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.8530, 21.8531, 21.8532 (aizuri)

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

InscriptionsPoem: Kusa fushite/ yado karu koro ya/ fuji no hana
草臥て　宿かるころや　ふしの花

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.