Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Canary and Rose Mallow

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875

Title

Canary and Rose Mallow
Yellow Bird and Cotton Rose

Period

Edo Period

Year

1852, 3rd month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 17.9 x 23.0 cm: 17.9 x 23 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: Square cartouche (Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛); Censor's seal: 米良 Mera, 渡邉 Watanabe ; Date seal: 子三 Nesan (Rat 3, 1852, 3rd month)

Marks: On verso, bottom center: 907; inscription in a later hand verso, bottom right: XU401/[Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.300

Type

Exhibition History

The Art of the Fan
Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints
Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002

Label copy

The cotton rose (fuyo) is a type of hibiscus that blooms in late summer and fall. The bird here may be a canary.

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher
Canary and Rose Mallow; Yellow Bird and Cotton Rose, 1852, 3rd month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 17.9 x 23.0 cm: 17.9 x 23 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.300

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