Image

RISDM 20-1249.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Peacock and peonies (Botan ni kujaku), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Peacock and peonies (Botan ni kujaku)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 36.5 x 17.3 cm (14 3/8 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

State

Compare to 34.279.1-2; this is the earlier state with publisher's seal

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1249

About

Peacock and peonies (Botan ni kujaku)

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

Place Made: Japan
Compare to 34.279.1-2; this is the earlier state with publisher's seal

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