Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and Hydrangea, Edo Period
Title
Kingfisher and Hydrangea
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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)
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.287
Kingfisher and Hydrangea
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)
Place Made: Japan
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