Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and Hibiscus, Edo Period
Title
Kingfisher and Hibiscus
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Chūtanzaku: 34.6 x 11.3 cm (13 5/8 x 4 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の 羽を粧ふて みつかゝみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water
*Kawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer.
Signature: Signed at left: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Marks: inscribed number verso, bottom right: 393
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.205
Kingfisher and Hibiscus
Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の 羽を粧ふて みつかゝみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water
*Kawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer.
Signature: Signed at left: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Marks: inscribed number verso, bottom right: 393
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
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