Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Peonies (Botan)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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33.8 x 11.5 cm (13 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Label affixed verso, top right corner with inscription in ink: [Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Tatami jiwa/kigise wa omoki/awase kanaWhen worn, the creases of a heavy lined kimono smooth out
Awase is a lined kimono worn between spring and summer. The peony is a flower which blooms at the same time. Omoki means "heavy." Perhaps the flowers, compressed like a folded lined kimono, smoothes out when the petals open.
Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Censor's seal | Mera Taichirô Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.187 Type
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