Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Full moon over Takanawa (Takanawa no meigetsu), Edo Period
Title
Full moon over Takanawa (Takanawa no meigetsu)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Plate: 22.5 x 36.2 cm (8 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription verso, bottom right: NJX297 [Japanese Characters]
Signature: Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga
Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame
Identification
Edition
Forrer remarks that some impressions have dark blue only up to the lowest of the flying geese and that others (as here) show it only up to the horizon; the fretwork border (eliminated in later editions) and use of perspective show Hiroshige's familiarity with Western artistic conventions. (See Forrer entry in cat. file.)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Foster H. Townsend
Object Number
34.417
Full moon over Takanawa (Takanawa no meigetsu)
Famous places of the eastern capital
Toto meisho
Forrer remarks that some impressions have dark blue only up to the lowest of the flying geese and that others (as here) show it only up to the horizon; the fretwork border (eliminated in later editions) and use of perspective show Hiroshige's familiarity with Western artistic conventions. (See Forrer entry in cat. file.)
Inscription verso, bottom right: NJX297 [Japanese Characters]
Signature: Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga
Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Exhibition History
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