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c. 1832-1835

Pair of Mallards on a Stream, with Flowering Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige I

Japanese, 1797 - 1858

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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Utagawa Hiroshige I, Pair of Mallards on a Stream, with Flowering Reeds, c. 1832-1835 | Philadelphia Art Museum