Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo, Japan)
Yamashiroya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher
Title
Kingfisher and water plants (Mizuaoi ni kawasemi)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
color, inkSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Image: 22.2 x 16.4 cm (8 3/4 x 6 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription above and at right [text and poems] Kawasemi ya (translates to) The kingfisher- hane o yosoute (translates to) preening his feathers mizu kagami (translates to) in a mirror of waterKawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer. The poem also alludes to a man preening himselfbefore meeting a woman symbolized by the iris. Hiroshige employs the same poem on other prints in the collection with similar imagery.
Signature: Shigenobu hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Yamajin han; censor's seals | Murata Heiemon (top round seal) | Kinugasa Fusajiro Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.387 Type
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Tombstone
Yamashiroya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher
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