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For another example see Israel Goldman and Cynthea Bogel, Hiroshige, Birds and Flowers (New York, 1988) no. 64
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797 - 1858)
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797 - 1858)
A black-naped Oriole perched on a stem of hibiscus, the haiku reads
Ariake no In the moonlight at dawn
Nurete ochitaru see the hibiscus damp with dew
Fuyo kana and blossoms falling
signed Hiroshige hitsu, seal Ichiryusai, good impression and colours, slight horizontal creases and slight soiling
Chu-tanzaku
A black-naped Oriole perched on a stem of hibiscus, the haiku reads
Ariake no In the moonlight at dawn
Nurete ochitaru see the hibiscus damp with dew
Fuyo kana and blossoms falling
signed Hiroshige hitsu, seal Ichiryusai, good impression and colours, slight horizontal creases and slight soiling
Chu-tanzaku
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