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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Glories (Asagao), Edo Period

Description

Maker

Title

Morning Glories (Asagao)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.5 x 29.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]
Omokage no (translates to) I cannot forget
tsuyu wasurarenu (translates to) your dear face for one moment,
wakareji ni (translates to) though my path is strewn
midarete mo saku (translates to) with morning glories blooming
asagao no hana (translates to) in spite of their confusion

Signature: Signed at right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige;censor's seal | aratame

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.442

About

Morning Glories (Asagao)

[text and poems]
Omokage no (translates to) I cannot forget
tsuyu wasurarenu (translates to) your dear face for one moment,
wakareji ni (translates to) though my path is strewn
midarete mo saku (translates to) with morning glories blooming
asagao no hana (translates to) in spite of their confusion

Signature: Signed at right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige;censor's seal | aratame

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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