Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.132

Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori)

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

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

Exhibition History

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