Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Duck in Snow, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Duck in Snow
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Supports
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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.272
Duck in Snow
Later impressions have the seal of the publisher Sanoya Kihei in place of the artist's seal
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
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
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