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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.195.1

About

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)

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

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

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