Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Bird and Confederate Rose (Fuyô ni kotori)
Year
1840's
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 32.9 x 11.4 cm (12 15/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right: [Japanese Characters] Red circular stamp verso, bottom left.Poem: Ariyake no/nurete ochitaru/fuyô kanaThe morning moon-/the mallow wet with early dewAriyake means the moon still visible in the morning on certain days of the month. The rose mallows have collected the moisture in their cup-like flowers and will soon drop from the weight of the water. The poem can be given an erotic reading using the same imagery. For other prints with the same poem see 34.186 (Box 59) and 20.1243 (Box 1).
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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34.159
Related
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