Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Sweet Flag Iris, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Kingfisher and Sweet Flag Iris

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Koban: 22.1 x 16.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の羽を粧ふて水かゝみ
Translation: Preening his feathers in a watery mirror- kingfisher in flight
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.344

Kingfisher and Sweet Flag Iris

Inscription Text/Poem: 川蝉の羽を粧ふて水かゝみ
Translation: Preening his feathers in a watery mirror- kingfisher in flight
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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