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RISDM 34-306.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and hibiscus (Busobe ni kawasemi), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Kingfisher and hibiscus (Busobe ni kawasemi)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 22.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] Kawasemi ya (translates to) The kingfisher- hane o yosoute (translates to) preening his feathers mizu kagami (translates to) in a mirror of waterKawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer. The poem also alludes to a man preening himselfbefore meeting a woman symbolized by the iris. Hiroshige employs the same poem on other prints in the collection with similar imagery.

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige ga

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.306

About

Kingfisher and hibiscus (Busobe ni kawasemi)

[text and poems] Kawasemi ya (translates to) The kingfisher- hane o yosoute (translates to) preening his feathers mizu kagami (translates to) in a mirror of waterKawasemi is a season word (kigo) for summer. The poem also alludes to a man preening himselfbefore meeting a woman symbolized by the iris. Hiroshige employs the same poem on other prints in the collection with similar imagery.

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige ga

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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