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Descending Geese at Hirakata

Size: 23.5cm by 34.0cm (9.25 in by 13.39 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 7,000$ 58.00£ 50.50€ 58.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print is from the "Eight Views of Kanazawa" (Kanazawa hakkei) series by Hiroshige. The original print was made in the 1830s, although this particular print is a post-war reproduction.

A group of people gathers shells at the tidal mudflats in Hirakata Bay in front of Nojima mountain. In the background, a large flock of geese descend from the sky...

Bokashi gradation has been used in several places, giving depth and perspective to the print.

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