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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)