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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Kingfisher and Chinese bellflowers (Kikyoni kawasemi)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Plate: 25.1 x 12.4 cm (9 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription above. [text and poems]Asagiri no (translates to) Bellflowers emergewakete ukitatsu/kikyo kana (translates to) from the morning mist
Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.266 Type
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