Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Canary and Herbaceous Peony (Shakuyaku kanaari), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Canary and Herbaceous Peony (Shakuyaku kanaari)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 24.9 x 17.3 cm (9 13/16 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 芍薬　カナアリ

Translation: the Chinese poem to the left reads: The peony comes from Yangzhou and is the champion of fragrant flowers in late spring

Poem by Wang Shipeng

The characters for "one-thousand petals" signify the peony.The place mentioned is Yang Chou, a town in the middle of Kiangsu Province, north of the Yangtze River, China.

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Combination seal ~ rounded-rectangular | manji ~ artist's emblem | kiwame ~ censor's seal

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.500

Canary and Herbaceous Peony (Shakuyaku kanaari)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)

Inscription Text/Poem: 芍薬　カナアリ

Translation: the Chinese poem to the left reads: The peony comes from Yangzhou and is the champion of fragrant flowers in late spring

Poem by Wang Shipeng

The characters for "one-thousand petals" signify the peony.The place mentioned is Yang Chou, a town in the middle of Kiangsu Province, north of the Yangtze River, China.

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Combination seal ~ rounded-rectangular | manji ~ artist's emblem | kiwame ~ censor's seal

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

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