Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Title
Mandarin ducks in stream (Kareashi ni oshidori)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Plate: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 9/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Circular label affixed verso, bottom right: Certified Genuine/The Old Prints Society Tokyo;Red oval stamp verso, bottom right: [Japanese Characters] Inscription UL.
[text and poems]
Hara no tatsu (translates to) Take an angry man
hito ni misebaya (translates to) and show him mandarin ducks
oshi futatsu (translates to) -they never break up
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige ga
Seals: Artist's seal | Yusai Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.348 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related Publications
Related Publications
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