Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Blue bird and hollyhocks (Aoi ni ruricho), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Blue bird and hollyhocks (Aoi ni ruricho)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: Chinese poem:
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?

(trans. Marks in Bogel)

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; publisher's seal | Kawasho; censor's seal | kiwame

Marks: Verso, bottom left: #15

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1238

Blue bird and hollyhocks (Aoi ni ruricho)

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: Chinese poem:
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?

(trans. Marks in Bogel)

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; publisher's seal | Kawasho; censor's seal | kiwame

Marks: Verso, bottom left: #15

Place Made: Japan
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