Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Rooster and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni niwatori)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
color, inkSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 33.8 x 11.4 cm (13 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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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)
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.146 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related
Related
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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