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Open · Until 14 Mar 2027

A Medley of Irises

Uoya Eikichi, Japanese (19th century); Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese (1797-1858), Iris garden, Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu); Meisho Edo hyakkei; One hundred views of famous places in Edo, 1857; 1856-1858; late 18th century-mid 19th century. Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. RISD Museum, Providence, RI.

Uoya Eikichi, Japanese (19th century); Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese (1797-1858), Iris garden, Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu); Meisho Edo hyakkei; One hundred views of famous places in Edo, 1857; 1856-1858; late 18th century-mid 19th century. Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. RISD Museum, Providence, RI. · License

A Medley of Irises is on view at RISD Museum, Providence, United States, until March 14, 2027.

Last verified October 28, 2026 · Official source ↗

This exhibition at the RISD Museum explores the cultural and aesthetic prominence of the iris in Japan from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Featuring ceramics, illustrated books, and woodblock prints, the display reveals how the flower served as a central motif in literature, decorative arts, floral displays, and leisure activities across Japanese society.

Venue

  1. RISD Museum
    Providence, United States · June 13, 2026 – March 14, 2027
    Until 14 Mar 2027

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Three, tall, flowering irises rise in foreground, overlooking water and a grassy, flowering field with small figures and distant trees beneath gradient blue sky and red horizon band.

Uoya Eikichi, Japanese (19th century); Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese (1797-1858), Iris garden, Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu); Meisho Edo hyakkei; One hundred views of famous places in Edo, 1857; 1856-1858; late 18th century-mid 19th century. Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. RISD Museum, Providence, RI.

Uoya Eikichi, Japanese (19th century); Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese (1797-1858), Iris garden, Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu); Meisho Edo hyakkei; One hundred views of famous places in Edo, 1857; 1856-1858; late 18th century-mid 19th century. Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. RISD Museum, Providence, RI. · License · Source ↗