Estampe japonaise "(Kingfisher and Hydrangea)" par Utagawa Hiroshige
Artiste :Utagawa Hiroshige
Titre :(Kingfisher and Hydrangea)
Date :Edo period
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Source :Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Description :
Hiroshige created several prints featuring a kingfisher amid irises. Here, however, he paired the bird with hydrangeas, a flowering bush that blossoms in July and is associated with Japan's rainy season. While the Chinese have traditionally admired the kingfisher for its bright blue plummage, in Japan it is often used to symbolize vanity. Hiroshige suggests as much in the accompanying poem: The kingfisher preening his feathers in a watery mirror.
