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Descending Geese at Hirakata (Hirakata rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)


「金沢八景 平潟落雁」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–39 (Tenpô 6–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.6 x 37.5 cm (9 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5333
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 246, horizontal ôban #31.8
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5333, 51.23
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
Collector's seal: Hayashi Tadamasa
改印:極
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the W. L. Keane Collection (#257); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.