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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki ni gan)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Wild Geese and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki ni gan)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 10.3 x 16 cm (4 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, top center: ZR.4744/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.064

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

If Insects Could Speak
Japanese Woodblock Prints of Grasses and Insects from the Early Nineteenth Century
Jul 06, 1990 – Sep 02, 1990
Kacho-ga II
Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Wild Geese and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki ni gan), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 10.3 x 16 cm (4 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.064

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