Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon ca. 1833 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese The full moon on the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the peak of autumn, has always been special to East Asian poets. Both the poem and image here capture the moment when wild geese are seen flying across the full moon: Konna yo ga mata mo ar ka tsuki ni kari Will there ever again be such a marvelous night!Wild geese against the moon. —Trans. John T. Carpenter. Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1833. Woodblock print. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints