Cherry Blossoms at Koganei (Koganei no sakura, above); Fishing for Whitebait in the Bay off Tsukuda (Tsukuda oki no shirauo-tori, below); from the series Floral Calendar of the Eastern Capital (Tôto hana-goyomi)

「東都花暦　小金井の桜」　「東都花暦　佃沖ノ白魚取」

Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)

Japanese

Edo period

1830s–early 1840s

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 33.7 x 22.6 cm (13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund

Accession NumberRES.49.117

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 7, Musée Guimet II (1990), pl. 149 (lower half only)

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4869 (lower half only), RES.49.117 (uncut sheet)

Signed Keisai (above), Keisai ga (below)
渓斎、渓斎画

Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)