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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: Inscription above White rectangular label with blue border affixed verso, bottom right corner and inscribed in ink: X2690

Poem:
Kamo naku* ya/kaze fukishiwamu/mizu no omo

A duck calls softly;/a breeze starts ripples moving/over the water

Signature: Signature at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Yûsai; publisher's seal | Kawashô | red

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.130.1

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.130.1

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