Butterfly and Peonies

牡丹に蝶

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 22.4 x 16.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9694

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9693 (full color), 21.9694 (ink)

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

InscriptionsChinese inscription: Botange fukisha nari
牡丹花福貴者也