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満月に雁と蔦
Geese, Ivy, and Full Moon
満月に雁と蔦
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kotanzaku; 31.2 x 7.4 cm (12 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19978
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mem. Mus., Hiroshige kachôga ten (1998), #68
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19978, 21.8501
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
InscriptionsPoem: Usuzuki ya/ kari o miokuru/ kohandô
薄月や 雁を見おくる 小半道
薄月や 雁を見おくる 小半道
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.