Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Peacock and Peonies (Botan ni kujaku)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 37.8 x 17.3 cm (14 7/8 x 6 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Red circular seal partially visible verso, bottom left.
Inscription UL
[text and poems]
The Chinese inscription associates the peony with wealth (fu) and lofty position (ki):
「牡丹花富貴者也 幽斎」 Identification
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State
Compare with 20.1249 (earlier impression with seals although in poor condition); compare also Ainsworth, cat. no. 1289 wherein Roger Keyes discusses several states of the print: first state with Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindo) publisher's seal, censor's seal and seal Ichiryusai after Hiroshige's signature; second state (as here) without these seals and with different color blocks Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.279.1
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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