Peony and Manchurian Great Tit (Botan ni shijûkara), from the series Flower and Bird Pictures (Kachô zue) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Peony and Manchurian Great Tit (Botan ni shijûkara), from the series Flower and Bird Pictures (Kachô zue)

Peony and Manchurian Great Tit (Botan ni shijûkara), from the series Flower and Bird Pictures (Kachô zue)

「花鳥図絵　牡丹に四十雀」

Utagawa Hiroshige III (Japanese, 1842–1894)

Japanese

Meiji era

about 1879 (Meiji 12)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 33 x 21.5 cm (13 x 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9602

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Hiroshige
広重

ProvenanceNovember 1917, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from S. Mori; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.