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Kingfisher and Reeds


蘆に翡翠
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 34.3 x 11.4 cm (13 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession Number50.15
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Kawasemi no/ hane o yosoute/ mizu kagami
川蝉の 羽を粧ふて 水かゝみ
Provenance1950, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1950)