Peonies and Bird

Data

Peonies and Bird
Print   (Part of the set: Nature and Landscape Collection)

Hiroshige
O-Edo Mokuhansha
1960s

27.10 cm
40.60 cm

2018
00006-023
https://mokuhankan.com/collection/index.php?id_for_display=00006-023

Print is Public Domain; Photography is:   Creative Commons License

Description

Staff comment: Hiroshige drew many images that included peony flowers - frequently with flying or perching birds.

Peonies - being such attractive flowers - have many lovers in Japan, but they are at the same time famous for the difficulty in cultivation.

They bloom from late April to early May. If you walk around a Japanese garden in early April you will see lovely straw caps covering the seedlings protecting them from sudden coldness. Once they bloom, rain is a big enemy for these lovely flowers. Once the rainy season begins, you will frequently see umbrellas placed in the garden sheltering the peony blossoms! (S.I.)

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