Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.199
About
Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori)
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
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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