Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
Title
Descending geese, Katata (Katata rakugan)
Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]
Omi hakkei no uchi
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Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Plate: 22.5 x 35.1 cm (8 7/8 x 13 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom towards the right: EGR203; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom right corner:8554[text and poems] Poem: Mine amata koete (translates to)From the hillskoshiji ni yotsu chikaki (translates to)near Koshiji katata ni nabiki otsuru karigane (translates to) geese descend to Katata
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Publisher's seal | Eikyudo; censor's seal | kiwame
Identification
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Edition
Edition: For a list of the variant color versions of the print see Forrer, Hiroshige, cat. 24 (Xerox in cat. file) Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1279 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
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