Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Mallard ducks and reeds | Edo period, 19th century
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December 19, 01:39 PM GMT
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8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Mallard ducks and reeds
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), sealed Yusai, published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo), circa 1830-44
Vertical chutanzaku: 37.8 x 12.7 cm., 14⅞ x 5 in.
Unidentified collector's seal to verso
The poem in the upper left corner has been translated by Alfred H. Marks in Cynthea J. Bogel et al., Hiroshige: Birds and Flowers (New York, 1988), no. 38:
A duck calls softly;
a breeze starts ripples moving
over the water
Kamo naki ya
kaze fukishiwamu
mizu no omo