Image
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
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 37 x 22.9 cm (14 9/16 x 9 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Square white label affixed verso (reverse of Part C), bottom left with inscription in pencil: 27/Hiroshige I
[text and poems]
Poem:
Meigetsu ya/Tagoto wo koe te/iku senri
The bright moon extending over the thousand-ri fields at TagotoSince 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
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1294C
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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