Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Edoya Matsugoro, publisher
Title
Balloon Flowers (Kikyô)
Year
1840's
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 33.3 x 8.4 cm (13 1/8 x 3 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem:
Samazama ni/yo wa fuketeyuku/maka no tsukiThe half moon/in myriad permutations/as the night wears on
Samazama also means a myriad of colors, as in flowers. The poem implies that there are as many varieties of moon as there are of human spirits. The season is probably mid-autumn, the 8th month of the lunar calendar.
Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.091A
Related
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