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Katsushika Hokusai

Bullfinch and weeping cherry (Uso shidarezakura), ca. 1834

Description

Maker

  • Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, publisher
  • Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese

Title

Bullfinch and weeping cherry (Uso shidarezakura)

Year

ca. 1834

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.8 x 17.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[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

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.489

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

An Abundance of Color

March 5 - May 30, 2004

Spring Blossoms

March 10 - June 6, 1999

The Art of Hokusai

March 15 - June 9, 1996

Hokusai and His Followers

May 15 - September 27, 1987

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