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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu), Edo Period

Maker

  • Moriya Jihei 森屋治兵衛
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and colors

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock-printed triptych (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock-printed triptych (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban triptych: 36.7 x 74.1 cm (14 7/16 x 29 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
應需前の人物、七十九歳豊國筆 Ōju (by commission) saki no jimbutsu nanajukyusai Toyokuni hitsu (By commission, brushed by 79 year old Toyokuni)

Seals: Artist's seals: ヒロ Hiro (on the lantern in right print and left print), Toshidama ( Toyokuni)
Censor's seal: 改 aratame
Date seal: 巳壬五 Snake 5
Publisher's seal: 森、馬貮、森治 Moriji (Moriya Jihei)

Marks: Inscription verso (reverse of Part C), bottom left in pencil: ICB154

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2333

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu)

Signature: 広重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
應需前の人物、七十九歳豊國筆 Ōju (by commission) saki no jimbutsu nanajukyusai Toyokuni hitsu (By commission, brushed by 79 year old Toyokuni)

Seals: Artist's seals: ヒロ Hiro (on the lantern in right print and left print), Toshidama ( Toyokuni)
Censor's seal: 改 aratame
Date seal: 巳壬五 Snake 5
Publisher's seal: 森、馬貮、森治 Moriji (Moriya Jihei)

Marks: Inscription verso (reverse of Part C), bottom left in pencil: ICB154

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

A Medley of Irises

June 13 - November 29, 2026

Samurai At Leisure

November 26, 2019 - May 24, 2020

Women in Japanese Prints

March 5 - May 9, 1993
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu), Edo Period
No Image Available

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu), Edo Period
No Image Available

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu), Edo Period
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