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Utagawa Hiroshige — First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima hatsu hototogisu) | Edo period, 19th century
Utagawa Hiroshige

First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima hatsu hototogisu) | Edo period, 19th century

An Edo period woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige capturing the poetic moment of the first cuckoo's call of spring at Tsukudajima. The work combines naturalistic landscape elements with seasonal symbolism characteristic of Hiroshige's style.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Fine Japanese Prints

December 6, 2021

Estimate: $5,000 – $8,000

Lot 52

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Utagawa Hiroshige, First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima hatsu hototogisu) | Edo period, 19th century

An Edo period woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige capturing the poetic moment of the first cuckoo's call of spring at Tsukudajima. The work combines naturalistic landscape elements with seasonal symbolism characteristic of Hiroshige's style.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Tsukudajima, Cuckoo Bird, 19th Century, Japanese, Utagawa Hiroshige, Landscape, Spring, Edo Period, Nature, Woodblock Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago