Pair of Mallards on a Stream, with Flowering Reeds
Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797 - 1858. Published by Kawaguchiya Shōzō.
Geography:
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Edo Period (1615-1868)Date:
c. 1832-1835Medium:
Color woodcutDimensions:
Chū tanzaku: 14 7/8 × 4 15/16 inches (37.8 × 12.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1946-51-45Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1946
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Edo Period (1615-1868)Date:
c. 1832-1835Medium:
Color woodcutDimensions:
Chū tanzaku: 14 7/8 × 4 15/16 inches (37.8 × 12.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1946-51-45Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1946
Label:
The ducks depicted on this print are seen from above and from the side simultaneously in an arrangement that invites close inspection. The reeds are cropped by the edge of the paper and cross over the ducks’ bodies in a way that suggests the spontaneity of a scene freely observed in nature.
The ducks depicted on this print are seen from above and from the side simultaneously in an arrangement that invites close inspection. The reeds are cropped by the edge of the paper and cross over the ducks’ bodies in a way that suggests the spontaneity of a scene freely observed in nature.