Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Descending Geese at the Rice Fields (Tanbo no rakugan) | Edo period, 19th century

The Property of a Gentleman

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Descending Geese at the Rice Fields (Tanbo no rakugan)

Edo period, 19^th century

woodblock print, from the series Eight Views of Figures Inside and Outside (Soto to uchi sugata hakkei), signed Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige), censor’s seal kiwame (approved), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo) in 1821

Vertical oban: 37.7 x 25.6 cm., 14⅞ x 10⅛ in.