Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums
Period
Year
Medium
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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Plate: 17.1 x 15.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription[text and poems] Oshidori no (translates to) For mandarin ducks sakazuki to chiyo (translates to) thin ice is a wedding cup usukori (translates to) for a thousand years (trans. Marks in Bogel) K 109/34.131
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Artist's seals | Hiroshige | Yusai
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.477B Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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