Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Kingfisher and Viburnum
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorsSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Chūtanzakuban: 35.4 x 11.4 cm (13 15/16 x 4 1/2 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*The poem also alludes to a man preening himself before meeting a woman symbolized by the iris. Hiroshige employs the same poem on other prints in the collection with similar imagery.
**Kawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer.Signature: Signed at lower right: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawasho (Kawaguchiya Shōzō) ; Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Marks: On verso, top left: 3994/Hiroshige/20[m] [Hy ez];in a later hand verso, bottom left: 215/9; in another hand verso, bottom right: 208
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.157 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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