Image
Description
Maker
- Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese
- Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, publisher
Title
Bullfinch and weeping cherry (Uso shidarezakura)
Year
ca. 1834
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 24.8 x 17.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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[text and poems] title inscribed u. right uso shidarezakura the poem to the right reads: Tori hitotsu (translates to) A single bird nurete idekeri (translates to) just wet asazakura (translates to) from the morning cherries Poem by Setsuman (or Raiman, per Lane/ Forrer transliterates as Raiban)The poem may be given an erotic twist, implying a man fresh from making love in the pleasure quarters.
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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34.489
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related
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