Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Aitanzakuban: 34.2 x 11.5 cm (13 7/16 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 紫陽花や　水に咲ねと　水くさし
Translation: Hydrangea though told to bloom in water, it feels so distant.

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.146

Type

Exhibition History

Summer Brilliance
Jun 14, 1996 – Sep 15, 1996

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas, 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Aitanzakuban: 34.2 x 11.5 cm (13 7/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.146

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