Live Auction 17148Japanese and Korean Art
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Lot 220

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Hawk on pine branch wrapped with red ivy

Closed19 March 2019

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USD 4,000

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Hawk on pine branch wrapped with red ivy
Woodblock print, signed Hiroshige hitsu, sealed Ichiryusai
13 ½ x 4 ½ in. (34.3 x 11.4 cm.)

Specialist note

The Chinese poem in the upper right may be transliterated in Japanese as Tesshi joyo / ryu da no gotoshi, meaning “Pine branches are strong, many layered and curled.” Other blue-ground impressions of the print are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and RISD Museum, accessible online.