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Utagawa Kunisato

"Black" bamboo

Maker

Utagawa Kunisato (Japanese, d. 1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo), previous attribution

Title

"Black" bamboo

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1858

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

24.1 x 17 cm (9 1/2 x 6 11/16 inches) (plate) chuban; Mat size: B; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-20

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: MOC-12-[7]4-/[Illegible Japanese Characters]; in a later hand: NC [text and poems]Poem: Kuretake ya (translates to) The kuretake bambooame kikishimete (translates to)listens to rain, kuina naku (translates to) the water rail chirpsThe song of the water rail (kuina) is a season word (kigo) for early summer (May-June in Japan). Its song is likened to the pecking of its beak on wood. The rainy season may have begun.

Signature: Rissensai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.359

Type

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink
Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books
Mar 06, 2009 – Jul 05, 2009

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Kunisato (Japanese, d. 1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo), previous attribution
"Black" bamboo, 1858
wood block print
24.1 x 17 cm (9 1/2 x 6 11/16 inches) (plate) chuban; Mat size: B; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-20
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.359

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