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「雪月花 花」
Flowers (Hana): Two Women Playing with a Small Child at New Year, from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)
「雪月花 花」
Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844)
Japanese
Edo period
1806 (Bunka 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
13.8 x 27.9 cm (5 7/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20143
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe print is dated "New Year of the Tiger;" 1806 is the best fit.
Signed
Hokuba ga
北馬画
北馬画
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.