Art Institute of Chicago
Descending Geese
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- Woodblock print; nagaban, surimono
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This image was printed only in shades of black and gray, except for the seal below the signature. In addition, it was sprinkled with cut squares of metal leaf, including silver and gold. The upper portion of the print (now missing) would have contained poetry.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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