Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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.

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.153

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)

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.

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

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