id:			152492
accession number:	1985.314
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.314
updated:		2023-01-11 06:02:00.648000

Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants, early or mid-1830s. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; overall: 38.2 x 17.1 cm (15 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.314

title:				Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants
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creation date:			early or mid-1830s
creation date earliest:		1830
creation date latest:		1837
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creditline:			The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 38.2 x 17.1 cm (15 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signature: Hiroshige hitsu.
Artist Seal: Ichiryusai.
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindo).
Censorship Seal: kiwame.
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	inscription:	Collector's seal: Vever
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection
	opening date:   1988-09-14T04:00:00
	<i>A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Year in Review 1985</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (1986).

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PROVENANCE

	Henri Vever [1854–1942], France
	date: ?-1942
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	(Sotheby & Co., London, UK, March 26, 1975, lot 362)
	date: March 26, 1975
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	(R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)
	date: 1975-?
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	The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1985
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1985-
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wall description:
In Asian painting, ducks are usually shown in pairs because a male and female mate for life. They symbolize fidelity and tranquility. The presence of another duck is suggested here by the gesture of the bird's head. Notice the variety of brushstrokes and ink tones used to depict the duck's plumage. <br><br>The bird and flower genre is a popular theme in the paintings and prints of the Kelvin Smith Collection. Kachoga, or bird and flower pictures, became popular among collectors in Japan during the 19th century, due in large part to Hiroshige. Although better known for his landscape prints, Hiroshige made several exceptional prints of birds, plants, and animals that reveal his keen observation of nature.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sotheby's London. <em>Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings and Fan Paintings, from the Henri Vever Collection: Part II</em>. March 26, 1975.
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