Geese Flying across Full Moon by Utagawa Hiroshige

Geese Flying across Full Moon c. 1835

print, ink, color-on-paper

water colours

egg art

print

japan

possibly oil pastel

handmade artwork painting

ink

color-on-paper

coloured pencil

pastel chalk drawing

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

This woodblock print, "Geese Flying across Full Moon" (c. 1835), is a quintessential work by the renowned Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). The print captures the fleeting beauty of geese in flight against a backdrop of a luminous full moon, rendered in vibrant colors and fine detail. This work is a testament to Hiroshige's mastery of the ukiyo-e style, capturing the essence of the natural world through meticulous observation and artistic interpretation.