Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Kawaguchiya Shōzō, Japanese, publisher
Title
White eyes and snake gourds (Karasuuri ni mejiro)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 18.7 x 13 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription above.
[text and poems]
Shakuyaku ni/hatsuka no yoku ha/nakarikeri
Peony, don't you aim for twenty days? K 102 (34.271a,b)Shakuyaku (paeonia lactiflora, Chinese peony) is an alternate for botan (paeonia suffruticosa). A Hatsukaso (20-day plant) is another name for peony; presumably they bloom up to twenty days. Botan is a metaphor for Yanguifei.
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.271A
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