#rose mallows

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Swallows and Kingfisher With Rose Mallows, Utagawa Hiroshige

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‘Swallows and Kingfisher with Rose Mallows’ (circa 1838) by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858).

Woodblock print.

Ariake no nurete ochitaru fuyō kana In moonlight at dawn, dew-drenched they fall— rose mallow blossoms. —Trans. John T. Carpenter 

Image and text information courtesy The Met.

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Rose Mallows (latter half of the 17th to first half of the 18th century). Silk painting attributed to  Kano Tsunenobu (1636–1713).

Image and text courtesy MFA Boston.