Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Butterfly and Peonies, Edo Period
Title
Butterfly and Peonies
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Horizontal ōban: 25.9 x 38.3 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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
Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: X4337/[Japanese Characters]
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.495
Butterfly and Peonies
Untitled (known as Large Flowers)
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
Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: X4337/[Japanese Characters]
Place Made: Japan
Exhibition History
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