Image
Description
Maker
- Yamamotoya Heikichi, Japanese, publisher
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Descending geese, Katata (Katata rakugan)
Year
ca. 1835
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
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
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) Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1279
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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