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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Duck in Snow

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Duck in Snow

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 37.7 x 17.5 cm (14 13/16 x 6 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 鴨啼や　風吹しはむ　水の面
Translation: A duck calls softly, a breeze sets ripples moving over the water;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal 馬鹿 Fukujū

Identification

Edition

Later impressions have the seal of the publisher Sanoya Kihei in place of the artist's seal

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.272

Type

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Pines in the Snow
Images of Winter in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997
Bird-and-Flower Prints
Nature as Object and Ornament
Dec 26, 1992 – Feb 28, 1993
Kacho-ga II
Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Duck in Snow, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)
Ōtanzakuban: 37.7 x 17.5 cm (14 13/16 x 6 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.272

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