Image

RISDM 34-257.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and iris (Ayame ni kawasemi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Kingfisher and iris (Ayame ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 37.3 x 12.7 cm (14 11/16 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

[text and poems]
Amadare ni (translates to) In the dripping rain,
sode mo ayame ni (translates to) with sleeves slowly soaking
nioi keri (translates to) in iris fragrance

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige; publisher's seal | Kawasho; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.257

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Bird-and-Flower Prints
Nature as Object and Ornament
Dec 26, 1992 – Feb 28, 1993
Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Kingfisher and iris (Ayame ni kawasemi), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 37.3 x 12.7 cm (14 11/16 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.257

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