Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Chinese Peonies, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Chinese Peonies
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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
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)
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