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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Common Kingfisher, Reeds, Japanese Spatterdock, and Moon (Gekka no ashi to kôhone ni kawasemi)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842-1863

Title

Common Kingfisher, Reeds, Japanese Spatterdock, and Moon (Gekka no ashi to kôhone ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1853.3

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 34.8 x 11 cm (13 11/16 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

Poem:
Fune niguru/kishi no koebi ya/natsu no tsuki

Small shrimp by the shore/fleeing as the boat comes in/under summer's moon

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; publisher's seal | Tsujiyasu Yasubei (Tsujiyasu); censor's seals | Mera Taichirô | Watanabe Shôemon; date seal | Kaei 6, 3rd month

Identification

State

The earlier state with moon of the two prints of this design in the collection (see 34.156.1).

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.156.2

Type

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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)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842-1863
Active in Edo), publisher
Common Kingfisher, Reeds, Japanese Spatterdock, and Moon (Gekka no ashi to kôhone ni kawasemi), 1853.3
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 34.8 x 11 cm (13 11/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.156.2

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