Image
Description
Maker
- Attributed to Kubo Shunman, 1757-1820, Japanese
Title
Bronze Chinese lion on stand and potted adonis plant (Seido shishi to hachiue no hana)
Year
1810's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Sheet: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom left: #50/in a later hand: Shunman 1- Stamped in red ink, verso bottom left:[Japanese Characters][text and poems] Poems by Rokujien (n.b. not the famous poet Rokujuen) Tariyo + Sanshotei Yuzuru The first poem mentions "fukujuso,"the Adonis vernalis (spring pheasant's eye) composed of three Chinese characters, the first two auspicious characters meaning "good fortune" and "longevity."
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.385
Use
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