Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and Iris , Edo Period
Title
Kingfisher and Iris
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Chūtanzakuban: 34 x 11.4 cm (13 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の 羽を粧ふて 水かゝみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water
Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai
Censor's seal: 極 Kiwame
Publisher's seal: Red square cartouche (Sanoya Kihei)
Marks: On verso in pencil: X3824 上サ
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.254
Kingfisher and Iris
Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の 羽を粧ふて 水かゝみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water
Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai
Censor's seal: 極 Kiwame
Publisher's seal: Red square cartouche (Sanoya Kihei)
Marks: On verso in pencil: X3824 上サ
Place Made: Japan
Exhibition History
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