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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi), Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Koban: 22.1 x 16.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left

[text and poems]
Kawasemi no (translates to) Preening his feathers
hane o yosoute (translates to) in a watery mirror-
mizu kagami (translates to) kingfisher in flight

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; Censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.344

About

Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi)

Inscription at left

[text and poems]
Kawasemi no (translates to) Preening his feathers
hane o yosoute (translates to) in a watery mirror-
mizu kagami (translates to) kingfisher in flight

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; Censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989

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Use

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