Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan), Edo Period
Description
Maker
Title
Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 34.1 x 12.2 cm (13 7/16 x 4 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscribed number verso, bottom left corner: 239 White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom left corner: YB3842/[Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Konna* na yo ga/mata mo aro ka/tsuki ni kari
Will it come again--/another night like this one?/Wild geese and the moon
Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai
Identification
Edition
The Bogel entry notes that earlier impressions lack the dark blue band at the top of the print and the additional shading around the outline of the moon.
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.153
About
Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)
The Bogel entry notes that earlier impressions lack the dark blue band at the top of the print and the additional shading around the outline of the moon.
Inscribed number verso, bottom left corner: 239 White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom left corner: YB3842/[Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Konna* na yo ga/mata mo aro ka/tsuki ni kari
Will it come again--/another night like this one?/Wild geese and the moon
Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Use
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