Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Kingfisher and sweet flag iris (Kakitsubata ni kawasemi)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Koban: 22.1 x 16.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription at left
[text and poems]
Kawasemi no (translates to) Preening his feathers
hane o yosoute (translates to) in a watery mirror-
mizu kagami (translates to) kingfisher in flightSignature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; Censor's seal | kiwame
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.344 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related
Related
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