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Descending Geese at Katada (Katada no rakugan)

Woodblock Print
circa 1834-35 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodblock print, 'Descending Geese at Katada', from the series 'Eight Views of Ōmi' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, circa 1834-35.


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Descending Geese at Katada (Katada no rakugan) (assigned by artist)
  • Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Descending Geese at Katada', from the series 'Eight Views of Ōmi' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, circa 1834-35.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「近江八景之内」 (Series Title)
    Translation
    Eight Views of Ōmi
    Transliteration
    'Ōmi hakkei no uchi'
  • 「堅田落雁」 (Title)
    Translation
    Descending Geese at Katada
    Transliteration
    'Katada no rakugan'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.3698-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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