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Oystercatchers (Miyakodori) and Reeds


芦に都鳥
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 12.2 x 18 cm (4 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8610
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #330
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Na koso yo ni/ kikoete suzushi/ Sumidagawa
名こそ世に きこへて涼し すみた川
ProvenanceBetween 1906 and 1909, acquired by Mr. and Mrs. John Osgood (Elizabeth Cameron) Blanchard in Japan; April 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Blanchard sale, American Art Galleries, New York; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.