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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875

Title

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription UL [text and poems] Kiku no ka ya (translates to ) Chrysanthemum scent-- fukumeru tsuyu no (translates to) every time a drop of dew chirutabi ni (translates to) drips down from inside!(trans. Marks in Bogel)a more simple translation may be read: Kiku no ka ya (translates to) Each time fukumeru tsuyu no (translates to) the dew falls chiru tabini (translates to) chrysanthemums are fragrant

Signature: Signature below | Hiroshige hitsu

Identification

State

The second state by Sanoya Kihei with a yellow ground, no censor's seal and no embossing; Bogel entry notes that this print was copied by the Osaka artist Hasegawa Sadanobu in the 1850s with many differences (see Christie's, London, March 1986, lot 115).

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.278.2

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher
Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 37 x 17 cm (14 9/16 x 6 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.278.2

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