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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

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

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Maker

Title

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

34.8 x 10.9 cm (13 11/16 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription in pencil verso, bottom right:NS2567/[Japanese Characters] 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; publisher's seal | Wakasaya Yoichi

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.195.2

About

Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)

Inscription in pencil verso, bottom right:NS2567/[Japanese Characters] 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; publisher's seal | Wakasaya Yoichi

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

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