Bamboe en mus, RP-P-1956-762, Utagawa Hiroshige, between 1830 and 1840

Identification title(s): bamboo and sparrow. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1956-762. Catalog reference: jap cat iv 9. Description: sparrow flying near shoots of bamboo; top right a poem. The signatures suggest that the bamboo was drawn by hiroshige and the bird by 'a ten-year-old girl next door'. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: hiroshige (i), utagawa (mentioned on object), publisher: kawaguchiya shozo (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1830 - 1840. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; blind printing. Material: paper technique: nishiki-e / color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 376 mm (chutanzaku) × w 126 mm. Acquisition: purchase 1956. Date: between 1830 and 1840.