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White Camellia and Black-naped Oriole

White Camellia and Black-naped Oriole

白い椿に高麗鶯

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); 12.3 x 18.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8622

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem: ... tsubaki ka na

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.