Image
Description
Maker
Attributed to Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Title
Bronze Chinese lion on stand and potted adonis plant (Seido shishi to hachiue no hana)
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
color, inkSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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."
Signature: Shunman | ?
Seals: Artist's seal | Shunman | ? | illegible Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.385 Type
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