Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and peonies (Botan ni kawasemi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Kingfisher and peonies (Botan ni kawasemi)
Bird and Cotton Rose

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 21.6 x 28.6 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's emblem; censor's sealkiwame

Identification

Edition

Gookin remarks in the file that the impression is a late one with blurred lines but a rare print retaining the sticks of the fan from which the print was removed.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.301

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Art of the Fan
Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints
Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002
Fan-Shaped Bird and Flower Prints from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
May 11, 1990 – Jun 30, 1990

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kingfisher and peonies (Botan ni kawasemi); Bird and Cotton Rose, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 21.6 x 28.6 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.301

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