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「金沢八景 ひらかたのらくかん」
Descending Geese at Hirakata (Hirakata no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
「金沢八景 ひらかたのらくかん」
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Japanese
Edo period
1780s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.2 x 19.3 cm (10 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20002
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20002, 21.5716
Signed
Kitao Masanobu ga
北尾政演画
北尾政演画
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.