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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Glories (Asagao)

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 (Asagao)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1854, 2nd month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

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

Signature: Signed at right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige;censor's seal | aratame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.442

Type

Exhibition History

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

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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 (Asagao), 1854, 2nd month
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 22.5 x 29.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.442

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