Swallow and Hibiscus in Fan Shape

芙蓉に燕

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 22.4 x 16.8 cm (8 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden

Accession Number52.1436

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 237, chûban #27.2?

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9656 (color), 52.1436 (ink)

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Artist's seal: Utagawa

InscriptionsPoem: Ariake no/ nurete ochitaru/ fuyô kana
有明の　ぬれて落ちたる　ふよふかな

Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)