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Descending Geese at Katata (Katata no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Omi Province (Ōmi hakkei) 「堅田落雁」 『近江八景』

Catalog Data

Artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)  Search this
Publisher:
Eikyudo  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 25.4 x 37.8 cm (10 x 14 7/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
ca. 1834
Period:
Edo period
Description:
The wide expanse of Lake Biwa is in the foreground. The boats of fishermen lead toward a village on the shore. More sailing boats and ranges of trees are visible in the distance, where imposing mountains rise. A flock of geese descend from the dark, cloudy sky, seeking the distant shore.
Signatures:
Signature: "Hiroshige ga"
Marks:
Seals: circular, intaglio "Eikyudo" (publisher); circular, relief "kiwame" (censor).
Inscriptions:
Series title: Omi Hakkei (no uchi) (Eight Views of Omi Province)
Series title: Omi Hakkei (no uchi) (Eight Views of Omi Province)
Provenance:
Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948) [1]
To 1980
Private collection, to 1980 [2]
1980
Freer Gallery of Art, given by a private collector in 1980
Notes:
[1] According to the donor, this print was once in the collection of Louis V. Ledoux.
A detailed comparison between this print and the same print illustrated in the catalogue of the Ledoux collection substantiate this provenance; see Louis V. Ledoux, Japanese Prints in the Collection of Louis V. Ledoux vol. V: Hokusai and Hiroshige (Princeton University Press, 1951) no. 27 (see also, Curatorial Note 2, A. Yonemura, 1981, in object record).
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)
The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Paintings and Prints (December 8, 2002 to May 26, 2003)
Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)
Famous Places of Japan (October 17, 1985 to February 13, 1986)
Japanese Prints (December 21, 1981 to March 31, 1982)
Previous custodian or owner:
Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948)
Anonymous
Topic:
goose  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
fishing  Search this
snow  Search this
poetry  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
oban  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Eight views of Omi province  Search this
Credit Line:
Anonymous gift
Accession Number:
F1980.211
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye368c42819-39f9-49a1-948b-d1a8faf7f824
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.211