Rooster, Umbrella, and Morning Glories

Rooster, Umbrella, and Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nakeba koso wakere o oshime tori no ne no kikoenu sato no akatsuki kana When the cock crows it means we must part, where, at the crack of dawn, roosters cannot be heard! —Trans. John T. Carpenter

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.