Pair of Mallards on a Stream, with Flowering Reeds

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Pair of Mallards on a Stream, with Flowering Reeds

c. 1832-1835

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858) Published by Kawaguchiya Shōzō

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.

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Object Details

Titles:

Pair of Mallards on a Stream, with Flowering Reeds

Date:

c. 1832-1835

Artists:

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858) Published by Kawaguchiya Shōzō

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Chū tanzaku: 14 7/8 × 4 15/16 inches (37.8 × 12.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1946

Accession Number:

1946-51-45

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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