Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Japanese, 1717-1875), publisher
Title
Mandarin ducks (Oshidori)
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Image: 37.8 x 17.5 cm (14 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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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
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.273.2 Type
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Tombstone
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Japanese, 1717-1875), publisher
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