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Carp in Water

Carp in Water

(Japanese, active about 1810–1853)
about 1832 (Tenpô 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.9 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20424
On View
On view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Bunshûrô Tomoyoshi: Sakura saku/ kage mabayushi to/ kazashitaru/ ôgi no fuji mo/ hana no shirayuki Poem by Bunkarô Kiyomaru: Toki o ete/ sora e mo nobore/ ô to yobu/ hana no shitayuku/ edogawa no koi Poem by Bunbunsha: Tatsu to naru/ ikioi misete/ Sumidagawa/ utsureru hana no/ kumo ni iru koi
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

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.