Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher
Title
Kingfisher, Reeds, and East Asian Water Lily
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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Chūtanzakuban:: 35.4 x 11.1 cm (13 15/16 x 4 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 船逃る 岸の小蝦や 夏の月
光す
Translation: Small shrimp by the shore fleeing as the boat comes in under summer's moonKōsui
Signature: Signed at left: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Artist's seal: ヒロ Hiro
Publisher's seal: 辻安 Tsujiyasu
Censor's seals: 米良 Mera|渡辺 Watanabe
Date seal: 丑三 Ushizō | Kaei 6, 3rd month Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.156.2 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher
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