Trout, from an untitled series known as Selection of Fish
Utagawa Hiroshige
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of Japan, 2nd floor
PORTFOLIO/SERIES
From the Series Fish
MEDIUM
Color woodblock print on paper
DATES
ca. 1832–1833
PERIOD
Edo Period
DIMENSIONS
9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in. (24.8 x 36.7 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō).
Censor's seal: kiwame.
SIGNATURE
Hiroshige hitsu
INSCRIPTIONS
Inscription information provided by the British Museum:
Inscription content: 秋の雨 ふりても水の かけきよく さひはみえさる 玉川の鮎. 春園静枝
Inscription transliteration: Aki no ame / furite mo mizu no / kage kiyoku / sabi wa miezaru / tamagawa no ayu Harusono Shizue (?)
Inscription translation: Although autumn rains / are falling, their figures in the water / remain crystal clear / and without any blemish: / the salmon of the Jewel River. Harusono Shizue (reading of name?) (Trans. Alfred Haft)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2007.31.10
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of Japan, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Trout, from an untitled series known as Selection of Fish, ca. 1832–1833. Color woodblock print on paper, 9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in. (24.8 x 36.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace, 2007.31.10 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2007.31.10_IMLS_PS3.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2007.31.10_IMLS_PS3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 1/7/2010
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