Tsukudajima, the First Cuckoo of the Year 

From the series "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" (Toto meisho) 

Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) 

Signature: Ichiyusai Hiroshige ga 

Publisher: Kawaguchiya Shozo, Shoeido 

Censor's seal: kiwame 

Oban, woodblock colour print 

1831 

22.2 x 36.1 cm 

  

The first cuckoo of the year was heard in Edo in May.

Tsukudajima, the First Cuckoo of the Year
From the series "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" (Toto meisho)
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Signature: Ichiyusai Hiroshige ga
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Shozo, Shoeido
Censor's seal: kiwame
Oban, woodblock colour print
1831
22.2 x 36.1 cm

The first cuckoo of the year was heard in Edo in May.

Serial: P-U 1166

Artist name: Ando Hiroshige

Category: Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints