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

「金沢八景　平潟落雁」

Japanese

Edo period

about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)

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

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25.6 x 38.6 cm (10 1/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Louis W. Black

Accession Number51.23

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #113; 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
改印：極

Provenance1951, gift of Louis W. Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 11, 1951)