Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks and Reeds (Kareashi ni oshidori), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Mandarin Ducks and Reeds (Kareashi ni oshidori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 33.2 x 10.6 cm (13 1/16 x 4 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Oshidori no/wakare mo mitari/asa-arashiIn a morning storm/I saw two Mandarin ducks partK259/34.129;34.135The poem probably means a couple forced to part. Another poem using "asa arashi" (morning storm) describes a man setting off in a boat in blustering winds as his wife watches sadly from shore.The same poem appears on another print in the collection with the poet's name and translated thus: Oshidori no/wakare o* mitari/asa arashi The morning tempest/sees even Mandarin ducks/go separate ways. (trans. Marks in Bogel)Poem signed Sakushôken Riho K261/34.133 *preferable to read "mo"

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro, Collector's seal | Hayashi Tadamasa

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.135

Mandarin Ducks and Reeds (Kareashi ni oshidori)

Poem: Oshidori no/wakare mo mitari/asa-arashiIn a morning storm/I saw two Mandarin ducks partK259/34.129;34.135The poem probably means a couple forced to part. Another poem using "asa arashi" (morning storm) describes a man setting off in a boat in blustering winds as his wife watches sadly from shore.The same poem appears on another print in the collection with the poet's name and translated thus: Oshidori no/wakare o* mitari/asa arashi The morning tempest/sees even Mandarin ducks/go separate ways. (trans. Marks in Bogel)Poem signed Sakushôken Riho K261/34.133 *preferable to read "mo"

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro, Collector's seal | Hayashi Tadamasa

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