Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas, Edo Period
Title
Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.146
Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas
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)
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
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