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RISDM 34-179.tif

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

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

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

  • Prints

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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