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月に蝙蝠 （張交）
Bats and Moon
月に蝙蝠 （張交）
Katsushika Taito II (Japanese, active about 1810–1853)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Harimaze, cut from vertical ôban sheet; 16 x 15.5 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom a sheet of three designs: calligraphy (top right); bats and moon (top left); dragon in clouds (bottom)
MFA impressions: 06.1354 (uncut sheet, margins cut off), 11.17561 (uncut sheet, calligraphy panel different, pub. Ezakiya Tatsuzô), 21.9247 (bats only)
MFA impressions: 06.1354 (uncut sheet, margins cut off), 11.17561 (uncut sheet, calligraphy panel different, pub. Ezakiya Tatsuzô), 21.9247 (bats only)
Signed
Taito
戴斗
戴斗
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.