Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 36.5 x 12.1 cm (14 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YB427/[Japanese Characters].Red square stamp/seal on reverse, bottom left.

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

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

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Fukuju; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô han)

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.227.1

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan)

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YB427/[Japanese Characters].Red square stamp/seal on reverse, bottom left.

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

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

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Fukuju; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô han)

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

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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