Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 22738

The Moon Reflected on the Water by the Pier of a Bridge

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代
1842-1853
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録
2000 × 1551 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者
朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利
Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

The simple but well-balanced composition in this <i>uchiwa-e</i> (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is inscribed with a haiku (17-syllable poem) by Sakuragaoka Toshishige, whose signature and seal appear in the centre of the design. The poem reads: Kumorinaki Oya no megane ya Aki no tsuki (Unclouded Like a parent's understanding of its child The autumn moon.) The rib marks are evidence that the print was salvaged from use as a fan. Materials: Colour print from woodblocks

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