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Pine Tree and Full Moon

Pine Tree and Full Moon

月に松

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)

Japanese

Edo period

1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)

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

Dimensions 18.1 x 25.4 cm (7 1/8 x 10 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.10243

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionProbably the right half of a long surimono; one line of a poem is just visible at the left edge.

Signed Megane fuyô, Manji hitsu, yowai hachijûkyûsai (by Manji, age 89, without using glasses)
眼鏡不用　卍筆　齢八十九歳

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.