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Swallows, Small Bird, and Wisteria


藤に燕と子鳥
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 25.9 x 18.5 cm (10 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9714
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 237, vertical chûban #29.17
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9714 (color), 21.9715 (ink)
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Yama no ha ni/ irihi o kaesu/ tsubame ka na
山の端に 入日をかへす 乙鳥かな