Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Mandarin Ducks

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban 37.7 x 17.2 cm (14 13/16 x 6 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: おしどりの　ワかれも見たり　朝嵐
Translation: I saw two Mandarin ducks part in a morning storm.

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 佐野喜 板 Sanoki han (Sanoya Kihei)

Marks: On verso at bottom left in ink: Certified/[Illegible]/Genuine
Stamp: On verso at bottom left below label

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.273.2

Mandarin Ducks

Inscription Text/Poem: おしどりの　ワかれも見たり　朝嵐
Translation: I saw two Mandarin ducks part in a morning storm.

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 佐野喜 板 Sanoki han (Sanoya Kihei)

Marks: On verso at bottom left in ink: Certified/[Illegible]/Genuine
Stamp: On verso at bottom left below label

Place Made: Japan
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