Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks and Bamboo (Take to oshidori)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher

Title

Mandarin Ducks and Bamboo (Take to oshidori)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 34.1 x 7.2 cm (13 7/16 x 2 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[Notations] Inscription on verso, lower left: BV1437[Illegible Japanese characters] )

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro;publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.118

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher
Mandarin Ducks and Bamboo (Take to oshidori), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 34.1 x 7.2 cm (13 7/16 x 2 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.118

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