Mallards and Snowy Reeds

After the woodblock print: Utagawa Hiroshige, Mallard Ducks and Snow-covered Reeds, ca. 1843

Two ducks and reed stems on blue water, a narrow upright sheet. A simple chart with 10 threads.

Size: 48 × 140 stitches; on 14-count: 8.7 × 25.4 cm, on 18-count: 6.8 × 19.8 cm
Threads: 10 DMC colours, full crosses only
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 45023 — the work on the museum site
Licence: Chart — © 2026 Crossette, CC BY 4.0: free to stitch, print and share with a link to crossette.org. The original is in the public domain (CC0); the museum image comes from its open collection.

PDF to print · 165 KB OXS for software · 258 KB

OXS is an open chart format that many cross stitch programs open. The Crossette app opens it too — it’s in development; the beta comes after Apple’s review. Colours on screen and in print are approximate; go by the thread codes.