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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher, Reeds, and East Asian Water Lily, Edo Period

Maker

  • Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Kingfisher, Reeds, and East Asian Water Lily

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban:: 35.4 x 11.1 cm (13 15/16 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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 moon

Kōsui

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

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.156.2

Kingfisher, Reeds, and East Asian Water Lily

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 moon

Kōsui

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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Exhibition History

Shimmering Beauty

December 20, 2025 - June 7, 2026

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher Reeds, and East Asian Water Lily, Edo Period
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