Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Butterfly and Peonies, Edo Period
Title
Butterfly and Peonies
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Koban: 23 x 16.9 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 牡丹花富貴者也
Translation: The peony is a Person of Wealth and Station
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);
Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 有永堂 Yūeidō (Aritaya Seiemon)
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.345.1
Butterfly and Peonies
Inscription Text/Poem: 牡丹花富貴者也
Translation: The peony is a Person of Wealth and Station
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);
Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 有永堂 Yūeidō (Aritaya Seiemon)
Place Made: Japan
Exhibition History
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