Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Aitanzakuban: 34.1 x 11.4 cm (13 7/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉や 羽を粧ふて 水かがみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)
Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Dsigner's seal: ヒロ Hiro; Collector's seal: 林 忠正 Hayashi Tadamasa
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.179
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris
Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉や 羽を粧ふて 水かがみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)
Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Dsigner's seal: ヒロ Hiro; Collector's seal: 林 忠正 Hayashi Tadamasa
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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