歌川広重画　扶養に高麗鶯|A Black-Naped Oriole on a Stem of Rose Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige

ca. 1834 · Woodblock print · Asian Art

A relatively rare bird in Japan, the black-naped oriole (Kōrai-uguisu, literally “Korean warbler”) is not often depicted by Japanese artists, but Hiroshige created at least three prints depicting its distinctive profile and coloration. A rose mallow (fuyō) blooms in early autumn. 有明の ぬれて落たる 扶養かな Ariake no nurete ochitaru fuyō kana At the break of day, dew drenched, its petals drop— the rose mallow. —Trans. John T. Carpenter

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

ca. 1834

Medium

Woodblock print

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929