Image
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
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Sheet: 22.5 x 29.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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[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
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.442
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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