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Warbler on Plum Branch


梅に鶯
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); 12.2 x 18.4 cm (4 13/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8628
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.8628, 21.8629
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Artist's seal: Yûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Natsukashiki ? kimi no ?... ya/ ume no hana
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.