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水葵に鴫
Snipe and Water Plantain
水葵に鴫
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 18.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8614
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #332
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.8613, 21.8614
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Artist's seals: Ichiryûsai, Utagawa
InscriptionsPoem: Shigi tachite/ hitosuji nagaki/ shizuku kana
鴫立て 一すち長き 雫かな
鴫立て 一すち長き 雫かな
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.