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Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Mandarin Ducks and Reeds (Ashi ni 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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Image: 33.7 x 11.4 cm (13 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscribed number verso, bottom towards the left:306Poem: Oshidori no/wakare mo mitari/asa-arashi In a morning storm/I saw two Mandarin ducks partThe 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:Oshidori no/wakare o* mitari/asa arashiThe morning tempest/sees even mandarin ducks/go separate ways.(trans. Marks in Bogel) Poem signed Sakushoken Riho K261/34.133 *preferable to read "mo"
Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawashô
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.129 Type
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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