Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher

Title

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1857.2

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

32.7 x 10.9 cm (12 7/8 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Ajisai ya/yabu o koniwa no/betsuzashiki
Outside the detached house in a neglected garden-hydrangeas
Poem signed Ô or Okina (meaning Matsuo Bashô [1644-1694])

This is the first poem of a linked-poem occasion held in the fifth month of Genroku 7 at the home of Koson, a pupil of Matsuo Bashô (1644-1694). The poets are presumably looking at a hydrangea bush in a small unkempt garden attached to the main portion of the house.

Signature: Shigenobu hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | diamond seal; publisher's seal | Wakasaya Yoichi

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.195.1

Type

Related Objects

More objects +

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

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 II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi), 1857.2
Polychrome woodblock print
32.7 x 10.9 cm (12 7/8 x 4 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.195.1

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.