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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Bird and flower, Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

  • Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門
  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Bird and flower

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

17.8 x 12.2 cm (7 x 4 13/16 inches) (plate) Mat size: B; Right half of image. Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Pr

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Right panel:Ryutei oju (commissioned by Ryutei) /Hokusai's sig. and seal/ Ryutei Tanehiko kyogo (proofread by Ryutei Tanehiko); sealed in red to right Sho;

Signature: Shirokuchiuo Zen Hokusai Iitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuruya han

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.492B

About

Bird and flower

Right panel:Ryutei oju (commissioned by Ryutei) /Hokusai's sig. and seal/ Ryutei Tanehiko kyogo (proofread by Ryutei Tanehiko); sealed in red to right Sho;

Signature: Shirokuchiuo Zen Hokusai Iitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuruya han

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints

February 8 - June 6, 1985

Use

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