Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Two Ducks Swimming among Reeds
Period
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Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Chūtanzakuban: 37.9 x 12.4 cm (14 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 鴨鳴屋 風吹思和無 水廼遠毛
Translation: A duck calls softly, a breeze starts ripples moving over the water;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 幽斎 Yūsai; Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō; Collector's seal: 林 忠正 Hayashi Tadamasa
Label: On verso at bottom right corner, white rectangular label with blue border inscribed in ink: X2690
Marks: On verso, at bottom right: 506
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.130.2 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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