Image
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
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
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.306
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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