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秋海棠に小鳥
Bird on Begonia
秋海棠に小鳥
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 18.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8623
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem: Shûkaidô/ sono ha wa nani o/ kata-omoi
秋海棠 その葉は何を 片思い
秋海棠 その葉は何を 片思い
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.