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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums

Maker

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

Title

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s-1850s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 17.1 x 15.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription[text and poems] Oshidori no (translates to) For mandarin ducks sakazuki to chiyo (translates to) thin ice is a wedding cup usukori (translates to) for a thousand years (trans. Marks in Bogel) K 109/34.131

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seals | Hiroshige | Yusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.477B

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums, 1840s-1850s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 17.1 x 15.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.477B

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