Descending Geese at Hirakata (Hirakata no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Descending Geese at Hirakata (Hirakata no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)

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

about 1785

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 26.2 x 19.8 cm (10 5/16 x 7 13/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5716

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20002, 21.5716

Signed Kitao Masanobu ga
北尾政演画

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.