Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Peacock and Peonies (Botan ni kujaku), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Peacock and Peonies (Botan ni kujaku)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 36.7 x 16.2 cm (14 7/16 x 6 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X2694/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
The Chinese inscription associates the peony with wealth (fu) and lofty position (ki):
The peony has the fragrance of wealth and position

Inscription signed Yusai (an artist's name of Hiroshige)

Signature: Signature lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Identification

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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.279.2

Peacock and Peonies (Botan ni kujaku)

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X2694/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
The Chinese inscription associates the peony with wealth (fu) and lofty position (ki):
The peony has the fragrance of wealth and position

Inscription signed Yusai (an artist's name of Hiroshige)

Signature: Signature lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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
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