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Descending Geese at Katada

1834-1835

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858)

45.103

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Artwork Details

Series Title
8 Views of Omi
Publisher
Yamamoto-ya Heikichi,
ArtistCreation Date
1834-1835
Creation Location
Edo, Japan
Materials
color woodblock print
Object Types
prints
Dimensions

8-15/16 x 13-3/4 in. (image) Trimmed all around (sheet)

Period
Edo
Mark Description

Signed by artist: Hiroshige ga Publisher's mark: square intaglio seal: Eikyudo Censor's seal: None, trimmed all around (seal would have been in l.l.m.) Inscribed: kyoka poem, "Mine amata koete koshiji ni yotsu chikaki Katada ni nabiki otsuru karigane. Flying across numerous peaks, and getting really close to Koshiji; yet, the wild geese cannot resist descending at Katada." (Trans. Matthi Forrer, Hiroshige [Munich, New York: Prestel, 1977]).

Accession Number
45.103
Credit Line

Gift in memory of Charles C. Kryter

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Asian Art (Japanese and Korean)

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