Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Title
Kingfisher and Begonia
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Koban: 22.5 x 17.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉や 羽を粧ふて 水かがみ 露川
Translation: Preening his feathers / in a watery mirror-- / kingfisher in flight. Poem by Rosen
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Picturedby Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 幽斎 Yūsai
Marks: On verso, at top left:11,498, at bottom left: [Illegible]
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.369 Type
Exhibition History
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