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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Begonia (Shukaido ni kawasemi)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Kingfisher and Begonia (Shukaido ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.7 x 16.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, top left:11,498;verso, bottom left: [Illegible][text and poems] Kawasemi ya (translates to) The kingfisher- hane o yoso te (translates to) preening his feathers mizu kagami (translates to) in a mirror of water poem signed Rosen Kawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer. The poem also alludes to a man preening himselfbefore meeting a woman symbolized by the iris. Hiroshige employs the same poem on other prints in the collection with similar imagery.

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Yusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.369

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kingfisher and Begonia (Shukaido ni kawasemi), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 22.7 x 16.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.369

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