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罌栗に鶉
Quail and Poppies
罌栗に鶉
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 38 x 13.1 cm (14 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates
Accession Number28.193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #91; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), fig. 148; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #10.01
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.838, *11.1890 (deaccessioned in 2019), 21.7946, 28.193
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印：極
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem: Aki no yume/ mite ya naki tasu/ mugiuzura
秋の夢 見てや啼たす 麦鶉
秋の夢 見てや啼たす 麦鶉
Provenance1928, bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates to the MFA (Accession Date: March 1, 1928).