Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Goose on Riverbank, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Goose on Riverbank
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.074
Goose on Riverbank
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
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
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