Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Mandarin Ducks in Falling Snow (Setchû oshidori)
Period
Year
Medium
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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Plate: 34.3 x 11.1 cm (13 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem:
Oshidori no/sakazuki to chiyo/usukoriFor 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
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.132 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related
Related
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