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月に蝙蝠、雲竜、書 （張交）
Bats and Moon, Dragon in Clouds, Calligraphy (harimaze)
月に蝙蝠、雲竜、書 （張交）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban (harimaze); 36.8 x 24.9 cm (14 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17561
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionA sheet of three designs: calligraphy (right); bats and moon (top left); dragon in clouds (bottom left)
MFA impressions: 06.1354 (uncut sheet, margins cut off), 11.17561(uncut sheet, calligraphy panel different, pub. Ezakiya Tatsuzô), 21.9247 (bats only)
MFA impressions: 06.1354 (uncut sheet, margins cut off), 11.17561(uncut sheet, calligraphy panel different, pub. Ezakiya Tatsuzô), 21.9247 (bats only)
Signed
Taito (on bats), Tôyô Taito (on dragon)
戴斗 東陽戴斗
戴斗 東陽戴斗
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.