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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Duck in Snow, Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Duck in Snow

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

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

  • Prints

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

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Pines in the Snow

December 13, 1996 - March 2, 1997

Bird-and-Flower Prints

December 26, 1992 - February 28, 1993

Kacho-ga II

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo), Edo (Japanese period)
Two colorful ducks mid-movement in water with deep blue curves surrounded by slender grass. Framed by calligraphy, next to which are distinct red artists stamps.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Two Ducks Swimming among Reeds, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Duck swimming under snow-laden reeds (Setchu ashi ni kamo), Meiji
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