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Utagawa Hiroshige

Duck in Snow (Setchû ashi no kamo), 1830's

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese

Title

Duck in Snow (Setchû ashi no kamo)

Year

1830's

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • embossing

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 37.6 x 17.5 cm (14 13/16 x 6 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Kamo naki* ya/kaze fukishiwamu/mizu no omo
A duck calls softly;/a breeze sets ripples moving/over the water

Identification

Edition

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

Place

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.272

Projects & Publications

Publications

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

Exhibition History

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

Related

Utagawa Hiroshige

Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo), 1830's

Utagawa Hiroshige

Baikal Teal and Reeds (descriptive), 1830's

After Utagawa Hiroshige

Duck swimming under snow-laden reeds (Setchu ashi ni kamo), ca. 1900

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