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Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Title
Kingfisher and Lacecap Hydrangeas (Ajisai ni kawasemi)
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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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34.8 x 10.9 cm (13 11/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription in pencil verso, bottom right:NS2567/[Japanese Characters] Poem: Ajisai ya/yabu o koniwa no/betsuzashiki Outside the detached house in a neglected garden-hydrangeas Poem signed Ô or Okina (meaning Matsuo Bashô [1644-1694])This is the first poem of a linked-poem occasion held in the fifth month of Genroku 7 at the home of Koson, a pupil of Matsuo Bashô (1644-1694). The poets are presumably looking at a hydrangea bush in a small unkempt garden attached to the main portion of the house.
Signature: Shigenobu hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | diamond; publisher's seal | Wakasaya Yoichi Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.195.2 Type
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Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
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