Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Goose on Riverbank (Mizube no gan)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 12.2 x 18.3 cm (4 13/16 x 7 3/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 258
Poem:
Ato ato wa/shian mo nashi ni/oriru kanaThey fly rank to rank,/but then come to earth again/without a pattern
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.074 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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