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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

34.4 x 11.6 cm (13 9/16 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Oshidori no/sakazuki to chiyo/usukori For mandarin ducks/thin ice is a wedding cup/for a thousand years(trans. Marks in Bogel)K 109/34.131Rectangular white label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YB100/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.199

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
34.4 x 11.6 cm (13 9/16 x 4 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.199

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