Roku, Spotted Lilies

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Roku, Spotted Lilies

Utagawa HiroshigeLinkedCulture matchlcp-3b6e6950a18e

Date
c. 1844
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
22648

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. Asia

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Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

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