Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Peonies (Botan)
Year
1843-1847
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
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.
Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.187
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