

Mandarin Ducks in a Spring Landscape: Program for a Jururui Performance
A large piece of off-white paper with a creased surface. The upper half depicts a drawing of grasses, a tree trunk and branch with sparse leaves, pink flowers, two Mandarin ducks on a mound with a red flower atop it, and a duckling. The lower half contains dense Japanese writing in ink. The paper has a border on the left side, adorned with curvilinear designs. A vertical column of Japanese writing appears on the right side. The background behind the paper is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1807
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 434 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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