Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant and Chrysanthemums

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (1794 - 1846, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Pheasant and Chrysanthemums

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 37 x 17 cm (14 9/16 x 6 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 菊の香や　ふくめる露の　ちる度に
Translation: Chrysanthemum scent-- every time a drop of dew drips down from inside!
(trans. Marks in Bogel)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 立斎 Ryūsai; Publisher's seal: 若林堂 Jakurindō (若狭屋与市 Wakasaya Yoichi); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Identification

Edition

Edition: compare 34.278.1-2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1248

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (1794 - 1846, Edo, Japan), publisher
Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ōtanzakuban: 37 x 17 cm (14 9/16 x 6 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1248

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