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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks and China Roses

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo, Japan)

Culture

Japanese

Title

Mandarin Ducks and China Roses

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 35.7 x 12.1 cm (14 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 世もかくや　きのふのしくれ　けふの凪　是外
Translation: Yesterday it stormed, today is calm-just as the world. -Poem by Zegai

Signature: 立祥筆 Risshō hitsu (Brushed by Risshō)

Label: White rectangular label affized on verso, at bottom right with inscription in pencil: YB415/[Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.200

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 II 二代目歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo, Japan)
Mandarin Ducks and China Roses, 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Image: 35.7 x 12.1 cm (14 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.200

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