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Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Chrysanthemums and butterflies (Kiku to botan), Edo Period

Maker

  • Matsumoto Zenbei
  • Shunpudo Noshiro Ryuko
  • Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Title

Chrysanthemums and butterflies (Kiku to botan)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 21.8 x 37.9 cm (8 9/16 x 14 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.
[text and poems]
poems by Toyosawa Kokosai

Signature: Keisai sha

Seals: Artist's seal | Kitao Masayoshi

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.537

Chrysanthemums and butterflies (Kiku to botan)
A mirror of flowers and birds (Ehon kacho kagami)

Inscription at left.
[text and poems]
poems by Toyosawa Kokosai

Signature: Keisai sha

Seals: Artist's seal | Kitao Masayoshi

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

September 1 - December 12, 2010

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

September 15 - December 10, 1995
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