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Watermelon

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
latter half of the 19th century
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 29.7 x 54.8 cm (11 11/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7427
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
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.
The Tea-Kettle Raccoon: Painting Executed Upside Down
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1848 (Kôka 5/Ka'ei 1)
Katsushika Hokusai
1845 (Kôka 2)
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1805 (Bunka 2)
Katsushika Hokusai
1818–30 (Bunsei era)
Bellflowers and Wild Pinks in a Bowl
Katsushika Hokusai
19th century
Female Ghost in the Moonlight
Katsushika Hokusai
Ka'ei (1848–54) - Ansei (1854–60) eras
Bodhidharma (Daruma) Crossing the Sea on a Reed
Katsushika Hokusai
mid-19th century
Shrimp
Katsushika Hokusai
latter half of the Bunka era (1804–18)
Hunter Taking Aim at a Deer
Katsushika Hokusai
latter half of the 19th century
The Three Visits by Liubei (Ryûbi) to the Thatched Hut of Zhuge Konming (Shokatsu Kômei)
Katsushika Hokusai II
about Bunsei (1818 - 30) - Tenpô (1830 - 44) eras
Willow and Crows
Katsushika Hokusai
1841 (Tenpô 12)