Descending Geese at Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto hakkei)

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Descending Geese at Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto hakkei)

「東都八景　不忍の落雁」

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotarô (Shôgendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal chûban; 17.3 x 24.5 cm (6 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9060

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #25.3

DescriptionMFA impressions: *06.1621 (deaccessioned in 2019), 21.9060, 54.389

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: Hama
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜
彫師：なし

ProvenanceFebruary 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.