Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Glories, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Morning Glories

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.442

Morning Glories

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

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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