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「東都花暦 佃沖ノ白魚取」
Fishing for Whitebait in the Bay off Tsukuda (Tsukuda oki no shirauo-tori, below), from the series Floral Calendar of the Eastern Capital (Tôto hana-goyomi)
「東都花暦 佃沖ノ白魚取」
Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Japanese
Edo period
1830s–early 1840s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 16.5 x 22.8 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 7, Musée Guimet II (1990), pl. 149
DescriptionFrom a vertical ôban sheet with two horizontal chûban designs.
MFA impressions: 21.4869 (lower half only), RES.49.117 (uncut sheet)
MFA impressions: 21.4869 (lower half only), RES.49.117 (uncut sheet)
Signed
Keisai ga
渓斎画
渓斎画
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.