Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Title
Kingfisher and Roses
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Aitanzaku: 33.3 x 10.8 cm (13 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の 羽を粧ふて 水かゝみ
Translation: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a mirror of water*Kawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer.
** The poem also alludes to a man preening himselfbefore meeting a woman symbolized by the iris.Signature: Signed at left: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Censors' seals: 衣笠 Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajirō)、渡辺 Watanabe (Watanabe Shōemon)
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.180 Type
Exhibition History
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