Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Peacock and Peonies (Botan ni kujaku)
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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Image: 36.7 x 16.2 cm (14 7/16 x 6 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X2694/[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 positionInscription signed Yusai (an artist's name of Hiroshige)
Signature: Signature lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Identification
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State
Compare with 20.1249 (earlier impression with seals although in poor condition); compare also Ainsworth, cat. no. 1289 wherein Roger Keyes discusses several states of the print: first state with Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindo) publisher's seal, censor's seal and seal Ichiryusai after Hiroshige's signature; second state (as here) without these seals and with different color blocks Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.279.2 Type
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