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Swallows and Waves


波に燕
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Kotanzaku; 33.6 x 7.4 cm (13 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8537
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #359
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Yo no naka no/ yokohaba shiranu/ tsubame ka na
世の中の 横はゝしらぬ 乙鳥かな