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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s-1850s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 17.1 x 15.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.477B

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Mandarin ducks and chrysanthemums, 1840s-1850s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 17.1 x 15.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.477B

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