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鯉 (張交)
Katsushika Taito II (Japanese, active about 1810–1853)
Publisher: Echigoya Chôhachi
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; 36.7 x 17.7 cm (14 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10215
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e taikei 8 (Hokusai, 1975), #273 (uncut sheet)
DescriptionFrom a vertical ôban sheet divided vertically into two harimaze panels: the carp to the right, and calligraphy in relief, in the manner of a rubbing, to the left.
MFA impressions: 06.1306, 11.30364, 21.10214, 21.10215
Signed Katsushika Taito
葛飾戴斗
Marks Artist's seal: Fumio
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.