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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese Flying across the Moon

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Wild Geese Flying across the Moon

Period

Edo Period

Year

1832-35

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban 37.2 x 13.2 cm (14 5/8 x 5 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: こむな夜か　又も有うか　月に雁
Translation: Will it come again-- another night like this one? Wild geese and the moon
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 馬鹿 Fukujū; Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 板 Shōeidō han (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Marks: Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 426

Identification

Edition

An early impression with careful printing and coloration on thick paper; the cloud line at the lower left is on the diagonal, not on the horizontal as in the later 34.227.1 and there is embossing on the feathers of the geese and at the edge of the moon

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.227.2

Type

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection
Jun 10, 2014 – May 03, 2015
Of Clover and Chrysanthemum
Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Sep 01, 2010 – Dec 12, 2010

Label copy

A poem is inscribed on the upper left corner, and it reads:

“Will it come again-

another night like this one?

Wild geese and the moon”

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums
Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth
Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Wild Geese Flying across the Moon, 1832-35
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūtanzakuban 37.2 x 13.2 cm (14 5/8 x 5 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.227.2

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