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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)

Maker

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

Title

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 34.1 x 12.2 cm (13 7/16 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed number verso, bottom left corner: 239 White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom left corner: YB3842/[Japanese Characters]

Poem:
Konna* na yo ga/mata mo aro ka/tsuki ni kari

Will it come again--/another night like this one?/Wild geese and the moon

Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Identification

Edition

The Bogel entry notes that earlier impressions lack the dark blue band at the top of the print and the additional shading around the outline of the moon.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.153

Type

Image use

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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)
Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 34.1 x 12.2 cm (13 7/16 x 4 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.153

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