Image
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
Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo)
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: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription: Inscription above White rectangular label with blue border affixed verso, bottom right corner and inscribed in ink: X2690
Poem:
Kamo naku* ya/kaze fukishiwamu/mizu no omoA duck calls softly;/a breeze starts ripples moving/over the water
Signature: Signature at left | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Yûsai; publisher's seal | Kawashô | red
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.130.1 Type
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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