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Swallow and Poppies


芥子に燕
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (aizuri-e); color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 22.4 x 16.8 cm (8 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9646
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9646 (aizuri), 21.9647 (full color)
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
InscriptionsPoem: Yama no ha ni/ tsubame o kaesu/ irihi ka na
山の端に 乙鳥をかへす 入日哉