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Descending Geese by Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Woodblock print; nagaban, surimono, c. 1830

Descending Geese

by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e
Birds & FlowersWinter
Date:
c. 1830
Medium:
Woodblock print; nagaban, surimono
Format:
Nagaban

Description

Geese descend toward their winter resting place in this surimono-format print from around 1830. The large nagaban sheet and the luxury printing technique — fine gradations, metallic pigments, embossing — mark this as a privately commissioned luxury print rather than a commercial landscape. Hiroshige's use of the surimono format allowed him to explore subjects and compositions unavailable in his popular series work.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Descending Geese was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1830.

Descending Geese depicts birds & flowers and winter.