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RISDM 34-146.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni niwatori), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni niwatori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 33.8 x 11.4 cm (13 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Ajisai ya/mizu ni sakine to/mizukusashiLike the hydrangea blooming beside the water/one may be of a different color/later onHydrangeas change color from the time they first bloom to their height. So too can a person (likely a courtesan likened to the opulent flower) change one's mind in the midst of an assignation or affair.

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.146

About

Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni niwatori)

Poem: Ajisai ya/mizu ni sakine to/mizukusashiLike the hydrangea blooming beside the water/one may be of a different color/later onHydrangeas change color from the time they first bloom to their height. So too can a person (likely a courtesan likened to the opulent flower) change one's mind in the midst of an assignation or affair.

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

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Exhibition History

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