Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Green Peacock and Tree Peonies, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Green Peacock and Tree Peonies

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Aitanzakuban: 33.1 x 11.4 cm (13 1/16 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 貴よき夕かほ咲　出す牡丹花　惟草庵
Translation: To begin to bloom in a beautiful evening, peony flower. Poem by Isōan
(Translation by Zimo Yang, 2025 Mellon Summer Intern)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Poet's seal: 寥岱 Ryotai (惟草庵 寥岱 Isōan Ryotai); Publisher's seal: 甚 Jin (丸屋甚八 Maruya Jinpachi); Censor's seal: 田中 Tanaka (Tanaka Heishiro)

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.203

Green Peacock and Tree Peonies

Inscription Text/Poem: 貴よき夕かほ咲　出す牡丹花　惟草庵
Translation: To begin to bloom in a beautiful evening, peony flower. Poem by Isōan
(Translation by Zimo Yang, 2025 Mellon Summer Intern)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Poet's seal: 寥岱 Ryotai (惟草庵 寥岱 Isōan Ryotai); Publisher's seal: 甚 Jin (丸屋甚八 Maruya Jinpachi); Censor's seal: 田中 Tanaka (Tanaka Heishiro)

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