Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hollyhocks (はなあふひ Hanaafuhi)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Enshūya Matabei 遠州屋又兵衛 (ca. 1768–1861 in Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Hollyhocks (はなあふひ Hanaafuhi)
from the series Six Flowers (六花撰之内 Rokkasen no uchi)
Rokkasen no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

1856, 4th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.6 x 28.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: トto (Enshūya Matabei); Censor's seal: 改 aratame; Date seal: 辰四 Shinshi (Dragon 4 - 1856, 4th month)

Marks: On verso, at bottom left in pencil: 221;

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.327

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Enshūya Matabei 遠州屋又兵衛 (ca. 1768–1861 in Edo, Japan), publisher
Hollyhocks (はなあふひ Hanaafuhi); from the series Six Flowers (六花撰之内 Rokkasen no uchi); Rokkasen no uchi, 1856, 4th month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.6 x 28.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.327

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