Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Title
Peacock and peonies (Botan ni kujaku)
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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Image: 36.5 x 17.3 cm (14 3/8 x 6 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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White oval label affixed to verso, bottom right corner with an inscription in ink:[Japanese Characters][text and poems] The Chinese inscription associates the peony with wealth (fu) and lofty position (ki): The peony has the fragrance of wealth and positionand is signed Yusai (an artist's name of Hiroshige)
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai;publisher's seal | Wakasaya | almost ~ illegible; censor's seal | kiwame
Identification
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State
Compare to 34.279.1-2; this is the earlier state with publisher's seal Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1249 Type
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Tombstone
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
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