Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds, c. 1832-1834, Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 14 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. ( × cm) (image, ōtanzaku)23 × 19 × 1 1/2 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, The more studied approach to the depiction of this duck, as well as the overlapping of compositional elements suggests the stylistic influence of the Kano school on Hiroshige. However, the woodblock printing techniques that allowed the snowflakes to be rendered in negative reserve against graduated fields of blue

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