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月に雁
DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012
Geese Flying across Full Moon
月に雁
Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; about 19.1 × 25.4 cm (7 1/2 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41499
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.817, *06.1787 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.41499 (deaccessioned in 2012)
Signed
Keisai
渓斎
渓斎
Marks
No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
Artist's seal: Keisai
改印：なし
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
Artist's seal: Keisai
改印：なし
版元：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.