mia-japanese-korean: Roku, Spotted Lilies, Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844, Minneapolis Institute of Art:
mia-japanese-korean: Roku, Spotted Lilies, Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean ArtAlthough 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.”Size: 8 11/16 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm) (image, sheet, uchiwa-e)Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/22648/ -- source link
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