Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.477B

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums

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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

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