Sparrow Dance (Renjaku), from the series Gekkô's Miscellany (Gekkô zuihitsu)

「月耕随筆　連雀」

Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920)
Publisher: Takekawa Risaburô (Chikusendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1888 (Meiji 20)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.51.113

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2016.979 (pub. Takekawa, 1892), RES.51.113 (pub. Takekawa, 1888)

Signed Gekkô
月耕

Marks Artist's seal

Provenance1951, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.