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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Green Peacock and Tree Peonies (Botan ni makujaku)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher

Title

Green Peacock and Tree Peonies (Botan ni makujaku)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.2 x 11.3 cm (13 1/16 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
The poem is illegible. Kobayashi also does not read the poem. The third line refers to "blooming" and the last line "botan kana" (peony).

seal = last two characters of poet's name which is illegible

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi; censor's seal | Tanaka Heishirô

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.203

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher
Green Peacock and Tree Peonies (Botan ni makujaku), 1843-1847
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 33.2 x 11.3 cm (13 1/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.203

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