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Descending Geese at Katada (Katada rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Ômi (Ômi hakkei)


「近江八景 堅田落雁」
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) (Japanese, 1764–1824)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 14 x 12.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 in.)
Credit Line Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.300
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe complete set: 54.294 through 54.301
Signed Kitao Masayoshi ga
北尾政美画
InscriptionsPoem: Mine amata/ koete koshiji ni/ mazu chikaki/ Katada ni nabiki/ otsuru karigane
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)