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Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon reflected in the rice fields at Sarashina, Shinano Province (Shinshu sarashina tagoto no tsuki), 1853.5

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
  • Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, publisher

Title

Moon reflected in the rice fields at Sarashina, Shinano Province (Shinshu sarashina tagoto no tsuki)

Year

1853.5

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color,
  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.2 x 73.7 cm (14 5/8 x 29 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Square white label affixed verso (reverse of Part C), bottom left with inscription in pencil: 27/Hiroshige I
Inscription verso (reverse of Part A), bottom right in pencil: EGR221

[text and poems]
Poem:
Meigetsu ya/Tagoto wo koe te/iku senri
The bright moon extending over the thousand-ri fields at Tagoto

Since the Heian period Ubasuteyama at Sarashina has been a noted place for moon-viewing. Saigyo and Matsuo Basho visited Sarashina on their long journeys through Japan. The rice terrace (tanada), an ideal spot for the moon's reflection, was introduced during the Edo period.

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1294

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho

June 9 - September 5, 1999

Depicting Four Seasons in Japanese Prints

July 23 - September 26, 1993

The Triptych Format in Japanese Woodblock Prints

December 6, 1991 - January 26, 1992

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon reflected in the rice fields at Sarashina, Shinano Province (Shinshu sarashina tagoto no tsuki), 1853.5

Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon reflected in the rice fields at Sarashina, Shinano Province (Shinshu sarashina tagoto no tsuki), 1853.5

Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon reflected in the rice fields at Sarashina, Shinano Province (Shinshu sarashina tagoto no tsuki), 1853.5

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