Kubo Shunman

Bronze Chinese lion on stand and potted adonis plant (Seido shishi to hachiue no hana), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Bronze Chinese lion on stand and potted adonis plant (Seido shishi to hachiue no hana)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 19.7 x 16.7 cm (7 3/4 x 6 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.385

Bronze Chinese lion on stand and potted adonis plant (Seido shishi to hachiue no hana)

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

Place Made: Japan
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