Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Begonia, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Kingfisher and Begonia

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Koban: 22.5 x 17.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.369

Kingfisher and Begonia

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]

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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