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Bird and Peach Blossoms

Bird and Peach Blossoms

桃の花に小鳥

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 22.5 x 16.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9687

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9686 (full color), 21.9687 (ink)

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem: ... hitotsu ... mura ni ... momo no hana

ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.