Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Koban: 22.1 x 16.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription at left
[text and poems]
Kawasemi no (translates to) Preening his feathers
hane o yosoute (translates to) in a watery mirror-
mizu kagami (translates to) kingfisher in flight
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; Censor's seal | kiwame
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.344
About
Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi)
Inscription at left
[text and poems]
Kawasemi no (translates to) Preening his feathers
hane o yosoute (translates to) in a watery mirror-
mizu kagami (translates to) kingfisher in flight
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; Censor's seal | kiwame
Place Made: Japan
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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