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桔梗に鶺鴒
Wagtail and Bellflowers
桔梗に鶺鴒
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 11.6 x 17 cm (4 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.221
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hiroshige
広重
広重
Marks
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Yo no naka wa/ sekirei no o no/ hima mo nashi
世の中は 鶺鴒の尾の 暇もなし
世の中は 鶺鴒の尾の 暇もなし
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)