Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small bird and rose mallow (Fuyo ni kotori), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Small bird and rose mallow (Fuyo ni kotori)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 34 x 11.3 cm (13 3/8 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: The rose mallow wet with early morning dew

The connotation here is that the rose mallows have collected the moisture in their cup-like flowers and will soon drop from the weight of the water. The poem can be given an erotic reading using the same imagery.

*Ariyake refers to the moon that is visible in the morning on certain days of the month.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawasho

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1243

Small bird and rose mallow (Fuyo ni kotori)

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: The rose mallow wet with early morning dew

The connotation here is that the rose mallows have collected the moisture in their cup-like flowers and will soon drop from the weight of the water. The poem can be given an erotic reading using the same imagery.

*Ariyake refers to the moon that is visible in the morning on certain days of the month.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawasho

Place Made: Japan
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