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RISDM 34-273-2.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin ducks (Oshidori), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Mandarin ducks (Oshidori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 17.5 cm (14 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Clear label affixed verso, bottom left with inscription in ink: Certified/[Illegible]/Genuine; red circular stamp/seal below label.Inscription at left. [text and poems] Oshidori no (translates to) In a morning storm wakare mo mitari/asaarashi (translates to) I saw two Mandarin ducks part K259/34.129;34.135The poem probably means a couple forced to part. Another poem using "asa arashi" (morning storm) describes a man setting off in a boat in blustering winds as his wife watches sadly from shore.The same poem appears on another print in the collection with the poet's name and translated thus:Oshidori non(translates to) The morning tempest wakare o* mitari (translates to) sees even Mandarin ducks asa arashi (translates to) go separate ways. (trans. Marks in Bogel) Poem signed Sakushoken Riho K 261/34.133 *preferable to read "mo"

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; publisher's seal | Sanoki han

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.273.2

About

Mandarin ducks (Oshidori)

Clear label affixed verso, bottom left with inscription in ink: Certified/[Illegible]/Genuine; red circular stamp/seal below label.Inscription at left. [text and poems] Oshidori no (translates to) In a morning storm wakare mo mitari/asaarashi (translates to) I saw two Mandarin ducks part K259/34.129;34.135The poem probably means a couple forced to part. Another poem using "asa arashi" (morning storm) describes a man setting off in a boat in blustering winds as his wife watches sadly from shore.The same poem appears on another print in the collection with the poet's name and translated thus:Oshidori non(translates to) The morning tempest wakare o* mitari (translates to) sees even Mandarin ducks asa arashi (translates to) go separate ways. (trans. Marks in Bogel) Poem signed Sakushoken Riho K 261/34.133 *preferable to read "mo"

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; publisher's seal | Sanoki han

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

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