Object number2018.15.1
Descending Geese at Hokkyō: Fujiwara Masakiyo
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance
Date1852
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1798-1861)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Credit LineGift of Courtlandt Gates, in memory of his brother, Peter M. Gates, class of 1980
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c (Edo period)
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, lower right, signature in gourd-shaped seal in block: 一勇斎国芳画 (Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga)
InscribedOn recto, upper right, in block: Descending Geese at Hokkyō (Hokkyō rakugan): Fujiwara Masakiyo; 燿武八景 北京落雁 藤原正清
MarkingsOn recto, lower right, censors' seals in block: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 7 (米良、渡辺、子七)
On recto, artist's seal underneath artist's signature, in block: red Yoshi Kiri seal
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1827-30
Culture: Japanese
