Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Green Peacock and Tree Peonies (Botan ni makujaku), Edo Period
Description
Title
Green Peacock and Tree Peonies (Botan ni makujaku)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 33.2 x 11.3 cm (13 1/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
The poem is illegible. Kobayashi also does not read the poem. The third line refers to "blooming" and the last line "botan kana" (peony).
seal = last two characters of poet's name which is illegible
Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi; censor's seal | Tanaka Heishirô
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.203
About
Green Peacock and Tree Peonies (Botan ni makujaku)
Poem:
The poem is illegible. Kobayashi also does not read the poem. The third line refers to "blooming" and the last line "botan kana" (peony).
seal = last two characters of poet's name which is illegible
Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi; censor's seal | Tanaka Heishirô
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Use
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