Image
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, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 36.7 x 16.2 cm (14 7/16 x 6 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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 position
Inscription signed Yusai (an artist's name of Hiroshige)
Signature: Signature lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Identification
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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.279.2
About
Peacock and Peonies (Botan ni kujaku)
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 position
Inscription signed Yusai (an artist's name of Hiroshige)
Signature: Signature lower left | Hiroshige hitsu
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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
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