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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Glories

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875

Title

Morning Glories

Period

Edo Period

Year

1854, 2nd month

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e ban: 22.7 x 29.3 cm (8 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: おもかげの　露忘られぬ　別れ路に　乱れても咲く　朝顔の花
Translation: I cannot forget your dear face for one moment, though my path is strewn with morning glories blooming in spite of their confusion;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 立斎 Ryūsai

Seals: Designer's seal: 廣重 Hiroshige; Publisher's seal: Square cartouche (Sanoya Kihei); Date seal: 寅弐 Torani (Tiger 2 -1854, 2nd month); censor's seal: 改 aratame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.442

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection

Jun 10, 2014 – May 03, 2015

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Sep 01, 2010 – Dec 12, 2010

Label copy

The inscribed poem reads:

“I cannot forget

your dear face for one moment

¬though my path is strewn

with morning glories blooming

in spite of their confusion”

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints

Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth

Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995

Image use

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher

Morning Glories, 1854, 2nd month

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Uchiwa-e ban: 22.7 x 29.3 cm (8 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches)

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.442

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