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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kawasemi)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Kingfisher and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan; Origin: Tokyo

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left. [text and poems] Tachi yori ya (translates to) The kingfisher stopped by hisui wa tobite (translates to) then flew away- nio no koe (translates to) far away the call of a grebeKingfisher, hisui or kawasemi in Japanese, is a season word (kigo) of summer. Grebe, nio or kaitsuburi, is a kigo of winter. In the poem winter is far away.

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.361

Type

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kingfisher and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kawasemi), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 23.2 x 17.3 cm (9 1/8 x 6 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.361

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