Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Goose on Riverbank

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Goose on Riverbank

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1840

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Ōyotsugiriban: 12.3 x 18.4 cm (4 13/16 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: あとあとは　思案もなしに　下りる雁
Translation: Wild geese fly rank to rank but then come to earth again without a pattern;

Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 哥川 Utagawa

Marks: On verso at bottom left in pencil: 258

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.074

Type

Exhibition History

Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989
Hiroshige
Birds and Flowers
Sep 09, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Goose on Riverbank, ca. 1840
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ōyotsugiriban: 12.3 x 18.4 cm (4 13/16 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.074

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