Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Sunset Hibiscus
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Chūtanzakuban: 38.6 x 13 cm (15 3/16 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 清風秋気爽露裏日南葵 大暑去酷吏衛足亦何為
Translation: Autumn air washed by cool breezes,
southern sun sweetening the dew on the hollyhocks,
The great heat has gone, and with it the cruel guards and officials.
When one is satisfied, what else is there to do?;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (川口屋正蔵 Kawaguchiya Shōzō); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.215 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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