Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重
Mandarin Ducks and China Roses, Edo Period
Culture
Title
Mandarin Ducks and China Roses
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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]
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.200
Mandarin Ducks and China Roses
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]
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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