Maker
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Title
Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (鶯 垂櫻 Uso shidarezakura)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Chūban: 24.5 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 鳥ひとつ 濡れて出けり 朝さくら 雪万
Translation: A single bird wets / its feathers and flits away / morning cherry -Poem by SetsumanHaikai poem by the shamisen master Sugano Joyu II (1784-1841), poetry name Senraian Setsuman
Signature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 永壽堂 Eijudō (Nishimuraya Yohachi); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.489 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
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