Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Hydrangea

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875

Title

Kingfisher and Hydrangea

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban 38.2 x 17.5 cm (15 1/16 x 6 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 紫陽花や　水に咲ねと　水くさし
Translation: Hydrangea though told to bloom in water, it feels so distant.

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 幽斎 Yūsai; Publisher's seal: 喜鶴堂 板 Kikaudō han (Sanoya Kihei)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.287

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher
Kingfisher and Hydrangea, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ōtanzakuban 38.2 x 17.5 cm (15 1/16 x 6 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.287

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