Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Chrysanthemums , Edo Period

Maker

Title

Kingfisher and Chrysanthemums

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Vertical chūban: 23.2 x 17.3 cm (9 1/8 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: たち寄せや　翡翠はとびて　鳰の声

Translation: The kingfisher stopped by then flew away, Far away the call of a grebe

*Kingfisher (kawasemi) is a season word (kigo) for summer. Grebe, (nio or kaitsuburi), is a season word of winter. In the poem winter is far away.

Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.361

Kingfisher and Chrysanthemums

Inscription Text/Poem: たち寄せや　翡翠はとびて　鳰の声

Translation: The kingfisher stopped by then flew away, Far away the call of a grebe

*Kingfisher (kawasemi) is a season word (kigo) for summer. Grebe, (nio or kaitsuburi), is a season word of winter. In the poem winter is far away.

Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Origin: Japan

Exhibition History

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