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One of Hiroshige's most famous tanzaku-ban designs ... three geese against a gigantic full moon. Very light gradation around the edge of the moon shows the skill of the printer. The poem reads: "Will there ever again / be such a marvelous night! / Wild geese against the moon" (translation by John Carpenter). According to the MET, the prominent stamp in the lower section of the print includes images of a horse (read "ba") and a deer (read "ka"), together forming the word "baka" ("fool").
Other prints in this set
- Hiroshige Tanzaku Series
- Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon
- Sparrows and Poppies
- Misty Moonlight at Tsukuda
- Golden Pheasant and Bracken Ferns
- A View of Nihonbashi Bridge in the Snow
- Blue Bird and Roses
- Autumn Moon at Emonzaka
- Small Horned Owl in a Pine Tree
- Snow on the Sumida River
- White Heron and Irises
- Distant View of Kinryūzan in Asakusa
- Rabbits in Grass Under the Moon
- Sparrows and Camellias in Snow
- Bird on a Plum Branch
- Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama
- Titmouse on Wisteria
- Peacock and Peonies
- Peonies
- Yamabuki Flowers and Frogs
- Moon at Ryōgoku
- Pheasant and Chrysanthemums
- Maple Leaves at Kaianji Temple
- Swallows and Peach Under the Moon
- Aronia and Parrot