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Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao), 1843-1847

Description

Maker

Title

Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao)

Year

1843-1847

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Miru uchi no/jumyô no hashi ya/kusa no hana

In the twinkling of an eye, the end to life-a flowering plant

Place

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.185

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

September 1 - December 12, 2010

The morning glory was cultivated as a garden flower as early as the Heian period (794-1185) and is mentioned often in Japanese literature. The inscribed poem reads:

“In the twinkling of an eye, the end to life—a flowering plant”

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