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"Gift: Spotted Lilies"
Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige
Date

c. 1844
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
'Gift: Spotted Lilies', Utagawa Hiroshige
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Gift: Spotted Lilies: Gallery Label - Current
Although birds and flowers are not a common subject for fan prints, Hiroshige created a number of fan series with floral designs between the 1840s and 1850s. This is one from a three-print set that features flowers symbolic of good fortune. In addition to their obvious beauty, spotted lilies with their edible roots have long been a source of nutrition in Japan. Thus, they represent an alternative meaning of the ideograph for prosperity (roku), which can connote "gift."
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Medium: Prints, Print-Fan | Color woodblock print
Size: 8 11/16 x 11 in. (22 x 28 cm) (image, sheet)18 1/16 x 22 1/16 in. (45.88 x 56.04 cm) (mat, Size II)
Creation Place: Asia, Japan
Culture: Asia, Japan
Style: 19th century, Edo period
Inscriptions: yes(explanation and tradition regarding white lilies) Hiroshige ga Censor:Tanaka
Physical Description: nishiki-e, uchiwa-e
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
Accession Number: 81.133.173
Artist: Hiroshige Utagawa, Japanese, 1797 - 1858
Role: Artist
Nationality: Japanese
Life Dates: Japanese, 1797 - 1858
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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