Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
33.5 x 9.5 cm (13 3/16 x 3 3/4 inches) (plate) ko-tanzaku; Mat size: B; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 200
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Kawasemi ya/mizu mizu kikomu/hana no iro
The kingfisher/dressed in layers of water-/the colors of flowers
Signature: Hiroshige
Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro
Place
Place Made: Edo (location); Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.083
About
Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive)
Poem:
Kawasemi ya/mizu mizu kikomu/hana no iro
The kingfisher/dressed in layers of water-/the colors of flowers
Signature: Hiroshige
Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro
Place Made: Edo (location); Place Made: Japan
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