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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher

Title

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 37.6 x 16.8 cm (14 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: [Japanese Characters][text and poems]Poem: Kiku no ka ya (translates to)Each time fukumeru tsuyu no (translates to)the dew falls chiru tabini (translates to)chrysanthemums are fragrantfor another translation by Marks in Bogel, see 34.278.1

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai | ?;publisher's seal | Jakurindo; censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

Edition

Edition: compare 34.278.1-2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1248

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 37.6 x 16.8 cm (14 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1248

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