Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Peonies, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Kingfisher and Peonies

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 21.4 x 28.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 一立斎廣重筆 Ichiryūsai Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Ichiryūsai Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: Two small circles within a large circle (Masugindō); censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Identification

Edition

Gookin remarks in the file that the impression is a late one with blurred lines but a rare print retaining the sticks of the fan from which the print was removed.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.301

Kingfisher and Peonies
Bird and Cotton Rose

Gookin remarks in the file that the impression is a late one with blurred lines but a rare print retaining the sticks of the fan from which the print was removed.

Signature: 一立斎廣重筆 Ichiryūsai Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Ichiryūsai Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: Two small circles within a large circle (Masugindō); censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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