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月下波に千鳥
Plovers, Waves, and Full Moon
月下波に千鳥
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 33.3 x 11.3 cm (13 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich
Accession Number47.18
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), pl. 152
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1269, 47.18
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
InscriptionsPoem: Tomo chidori/ Keage no hama ni/ tsuki o mari
友千鳥 けあけの濱に 月をまり
友千鳥 けあけの濱に 月をまり
Provenance1947, gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich to the MFA. (Accession date: January 9, 1947)