Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori)

Maker

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

Title

Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1847-1852

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 34.3 x 11.1 cm (13 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Oshidori no/sakazuki to chiyo/usukori

For mandarin ducks/thin ice is a wedding cup/now and forever

Signature: Signature LR | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro;censor's seal | Kinugasa Fusajirô | Watanabe Shôemon

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.132

Type

Exhibition History

Pines in the Snow
Images of Winter in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori), 1847-1852
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 34.3 x 11.1 cm (13 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.132

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