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Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

Mandarin ducks and plum in snow (Setsubai ni oshidori)

Maker

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎 (Japanese, Active in Edo ca. 1764-1788)

Title

Mandarin ducks and plum in snow (Setsubai ni oshidori)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1770s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 23.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right:X957 [Japanese Characters]

Signature: unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.546

Type

Exhibition History

Nature Studies
Early Bird-and-Flower Prints from the Rockefeller Collection
Jun 07, 2002 – Sep 01, 2002

Label copy

Mandarin ducks are symbols of conjugal felicity; they are frequently depicted in snow. Here the presence of the flowering plum signals the New Year’s season.

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎 (Japanese, Active in Edo ca. 1764-1788)
Mandarin ducks and plum in snow (Setsubai ni oshidori), 1770s
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 23.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.546

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