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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Peacock and flowering cherries (Sakura ni kujaku), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Peacock and flowering cherries (Sakura ni kujaku)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Chūban: 26.1 x 18.4 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: Y1315/[Japanese Characters]; Inscription verso, bottom right: [Japanese Characters] [text and poem] Kaido ni (translates to) A peacock sleeps next to aronia nemuru kujaku no (translates to) the peaceful spring sunshine kegoromoni/nodokeki haru no/hikari ozo miru (translates to) reflected in its feathersPoem by Toshigaki Maharu

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai

Identification

Edition

The version in color with signature and seal of 34.356.2.

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.356.1

About

Peacock and flowering cherries (Sakura ni kujaku)

The version in color with signature and seal of 34.356.2.

Inscription verso, bottom left: Y1315/[Japanese Characters]; Inscription verso, bottom right: [Japanese Characters] [text and poem] Kaido ni (translates to) A peacock sleeps next to aronia nemuru kujaku no (translates to) the peaceful spring sunshine kegoromoni/nodokeki haru no/hikari ozo miru (translates to) reflected in its feathersPoem by Toshigaki Maharu

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

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