Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Edo (location); Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

33.5 x 9.5 cm (13 3/16 x 3 3/4 inches) (plate) ko-tanzaku; Mat size: B; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 200

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Kawasemi ya/mizu mizu kikomu/hana no iro

The kingfisher/dressed in layers of water-/the colors of flowers

Signature: Hiroshige

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.083

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive), 1840s
wood block print
33.5 x 9.5 cm (13 3/16 x 3 3/4 inches) (plate) ko-tanzaku; Mat size: B; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 200
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.083

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