Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Autumn flowers and grasses (Akikusa)

Maker

Attributed to Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (Japanese, Active in Edo 1799-1820)

Title

Autumn flowers and grasses (Akikusa)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 21 x 19.2 cm (8 1/4 x 7 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.390

Type

Exhibition History

If Insects Could Speak
Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Early Nineteenth Century
Jul 29, 1994 – Sep 11, 1994
If Insects Could Speak
Japanese Woodblock Prints of Grasses and Insects from the Early Nineteenth Century
Jul 06, 1990 – Sep 02, 1990

Image use

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Tombstone

Attributed to Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (Japanese, Active in Edo 1799-1820)
Autumn flowers and grasses (Akikusa), ca. 1820
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 21 x 19.2 cm (8 1/4 x 7 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.390

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