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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Chinese Peonies, Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Chinese Peonies

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 36.3 x 12.2 cm (14 5/16 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 水打て しはらく月を またれけり
Translation: Sprinkling water then for a time, we waited for the moon

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Censor's seal: 米良 Mera (Mera Taichirō)

Identification

Edition

For a different impression of the design see 34.188.

Place

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.189

Chinese Peonies

For a different impression of the design see 34.188.

Inscription Text/Poem: 水打て しはらく月を またれけり
Translation: Sprinkling water then for a time, we waited for the moon

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Censor's seal: 米良 Mera (Mera Taichirō)

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Chinese Peonies (Shakuyaku), Edo (Japanese period)
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