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Hawfinch and Marvel-of-Peru (Ikaru, oshiroi no hana), from an untitled series known as Small Flowers

Hawfinch and Marvel-of-Peru (Ikaru, oshiroi no hana), from an untitled series known as Small Flowers

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
(Japanese)
about 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 24.1 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23024
On View
On view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsHaikai poem by Yôdaijo (“Moon Lady”), dates unknown: Oshiroi no/ hana ya botan no/ ushirogaki 「白粉の　花や牡丹の　うしろ垣　瑤台女」
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.
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