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Utagawa Hiroshige

Kingfisher and Hibiscus (Busobe ni kawasemi), 1830s

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese

Title

Kingfisher and Hibiscus (Busobe ni kawasemi)

Year

1830s

Medium

Color woodblock fan print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 22.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] Kawasemi ya (translates to) The kingfisher- hane o yosoute (translates to) preening his feathers mizu kagami (translates to) in a mirror of waterKawasemi 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.

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.306

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Fan-Shaped Bird and Flower Prints from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

May 11 - June 30, 1990

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Common Kingfisher and Doublefile Viburnum (Yabudemari ni kawasemi), 1840's

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Kingfisher and Begonia (Shukaido ni kawasemi), 1830's

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Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi), 1840's

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Kingfisher and Roses (Bara ni kawasemi), 1847-1852

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Kingfisher and Iris (Hanashobu ni kawasemi), 1840's

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Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi), 1830's

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