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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Descending geese, Katata (Katata rakugan)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher

Title

Descending geese, Katata (Katata rakugan)
Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]
Omi hakkei no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1835

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 22.5 x 35.1 cm (8 7/8 x 13 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom towards the right: EGR203; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom right corner:8554[text and poems] Poem: Mine amata koete (translates to)From the hillskoshiji ni yotsu chikaki (translates to)near Koshiji katata ni nabiki otsuru karigane (translates to) geese descend to Katata

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eikyudo; censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

Edition

Edition: For a list of the variant color versions of the print see Forrer, Hiroshige, cat. 24 (Xerox in cat. file)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1279

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 16, 1995 – Oct 10, 1995

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
Descending geese, Katata (Katata rakugan); Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]; Omi hakkei no uchi, ca. 1835
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 22.5 x 35.1 cm (8 7/8 x 13 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1279

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