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DiaporamaTile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River (Sumidagawa Hashiba no Watashi Kawaragawa), No. 37 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige, Andō Tokutarō, Ichiyusai, Utashige, Ichiyōsai (? – ?)
Discover Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Japan's last great ukiyo-e master. Explore iconic landscapes like 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō,' his poetic style, and profound influence on Impressionism & Van Gogh.
Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, United States of America)
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An ancient literary reference is evoked in this scene viewed from the yard of a tile-maker. The small white gulls in the foreground are miyakodori, or capital birds. Their fame dates back to an episode in the tenth-century epic Tales of Ise, in which some travelers from Kyoto spot an unfamiliar bird while crossing the Sumida River. Learning from the ferryman that it is a capital bird, one lonely courtier composes this verse:If you are what your name implies,Let me ask you, Capital-bird, Does all go wellWith my beloved?Translation by Helen McCullough
About this artwork
- Title: Tile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River (Sumidagawa Hashiba no Watashi Kawaragawa), No. 37 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
- Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige, Andō Tokutarō, Ichiyusai, Utashige, Ichiyōsai
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Brooklyn Museum
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Main color: Putty
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