Image

Utagawa Hiroshige

White eyes and snake gourds; Small bird and herbaceous peonies, 1830's

Description

Maker

Title

White eyes and snake gourds; Small bird and herbaceous peonies

Year

1830's

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 37.9 x 12.7 cm (14 15/16 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.271

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function

January 19 - May 27, 2007

These two uncut prints were designed and printed on a single sheet of paper from the same set of woodblocks. Standard-size prints composed on standard-size papers made the process of printing more efficient and cost-effective.

Related

Use

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