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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 37.6 x 16.8 cm (14 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: [Japanese Characters][text and poems]Poem: Kiku no ka ya (translates to)Each time fukumeru tsuyu no (translates to)the dew falls chiru tabini (translates to)chrysanthemums are fragrantfor another translation by Marks in Bogel, see 34.278.1

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai | ?;publisher's seal | Jakurindo; censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

Edition

Edition: compare 34.278.1-2

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1248

About

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji)

Edition: compare 34.278.1-2

Inscription verso, bottom left: [Japanese Characters][text and poems]Poem: Kiku no ka ya (translates to)Each time fukumeru tsuyu no (translates to)the dew falls chiru tabini (translates to)chrysanthemums are fragrantfor another translation by Marks in Bogel, see 34.278.1

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai | ?;publisher's seal | Jakurindo; censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan

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