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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Confederate Rose (Fuyô ni Ôruri)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Confederate Rose (Fuyô ni Ôruri)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 32.9 x 10.6 cm (12 15/16 x 4 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Ariyake no/nurete ochitaru/fuyo kanaThe morning moon-/the mallow wet with early dew Ariyake 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).

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.182

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Confederate Rose (Fuyô ni Ôruri), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 32.9 x 10.6 cm (12 15/16 x 4 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.182

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