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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
Bird and Confederate Rose (Fuyô ni kotori)
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: 34.4 x 11.4 cm (13 9/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem: Ariyake no/nurete ochitaru/fuyô kana The morning moon-/the mallow wet with early dewAriyake means the moon still visible in the morning on certain days of the month. The rose mallows have collected the moisture in their cup-like flowers and will soon drop from the weight of the water. The poem can be given an erotic reading using the same imagery. For other prints with the same poem see 34.186 (Box 59) and 20.1243 (Box 1).White square label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: NV2618/[Japanese Characters]
Signature: Signature below | 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
34.241 Type
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Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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