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Utagawa Hiroshige

Morning Glories (Asagao), 1854, 2nd month

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
  • Sanoya Kihei, 1717-1875, Japanese, publisher

Title

Morning Glories (Asagao)

Year

1854, 2nd month

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.5 x 29.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]
Omokage no (translates to) I cannot forget
tsuyu wasurarenu (translates to) your dear face for one moment,
wakareji ni (translates to) though my path is strewn
midarete mo saku (translates to) with morning glories blooming
asagao no hana (translates to) in spite of their confusion

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.442

Projects & Publications

Publications

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

September 1 - December 12, 2010

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

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

September 15 - December 10, 1995

Use

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