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Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Japanese, 1717-1875), publisher
Title
Kingfisher and hydrangea (Ajisai ni kawasemi)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Sheet: 38.2 x 17.4 cm (15 1/16 x 6 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription near center. [text and poems] Ajisai ya (translates to) Like the hydrangea blooming beside the water mizu ni sakine to (translates to) one may be of a different color mizukusashi (translates to) later on 34.146 K121; 34.287/K76Hydrangeas change color from the time they first bloom to their height. So too can a person (likely a courtesan likened to the opulent flower) change one's mind in the midst of an assignation or affair.
Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Yusai; publisher's seal | Kikakudo han
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.287 Type
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Tombstone
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Japanese, 1717-1875), publisher
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