Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Title
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 34 x 11 cm (13 3/8 x 4 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Kawasemi ya/hane o yosoute/mizu kagami
The kingfisher-/preening his feathers/in a mirror of water
Signature: Signed lower right | Hiroshige ga
Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; collector's seal | Hayashi Tadamasa
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.179
About
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi)
Poem:
Kawasemi ya/hane o yosoute/mizu kagami
The kingfisher-/preening his feathers/in a mirror of water
Signature: Signed lower right | Hiroshige ga
Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; collector's seal | Hayashi Tadamasa
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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