Mandarin Ducks Amid Snowy Reeds
1756
10th Century
110.4 cm. x 51 cm. (43 1/2 in. x 20 1/8 in.)
Ito Jakuchu,
Japanese,
(1715–1800)
Object Type:
Scroll
Creation Place:
Asia, Japanese, Honshu
Medium and Support:
Color on Silk
Accession Number:
002.67.OY.X
Although he studied many classic and naturalistic representations of ducks, Jakuchu's particular artistic characteristics can be clearly seen in the depiction of the withered reeds laden with snow.