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Mori Ransai

Complete illustration of a magpie in a tree

Description

Maker

Mori Ransai (Japanese, 1740?-1801)
Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889), previous attribution
Owada Yasubei (Japanese), publisher
Suwaraya Mohei (Japanese), publisher
Inoue Shofu (Japanese), block carver
Inoue Seifu (Japanese), block carver

Title

Complete illustration of a magpie in a tree
from the illustrated book Ransai gafu (Picture book by Ransai)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1740-1801

Medium

  • woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodblock print

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.2 x 31 cm (8 3/4 x 12 3/16 inches) (sheet) Overall measurement; Overall measurement. Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Catal

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on both. [text and poems] inscribed right and inscribed left with titles as given; inscribed bottom:Kono tori Hakka ni hisureba so shin yasete nagaku o mo mata nagashi (This bird, compared to the hakka [may be same bird as34.468], has an entirely skinny and long body and also a long tail)

Signature: unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.465B

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink
Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books
Mar 06, 2009 – Jul 05, 2009

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Mori Ransai (Japanese, 1740?-1801)
Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889), previous attribution
Owada Yasubei (Japanese), publisher
Suwaraya Mohei (Japanese), publisher
Inoue Shofu (Japanese), block carver
Inoue Seifu (Japanese), block carver
Complete illustration of a magpie in a tree; from the illustrated book Ransai gafu (Picture book by Ransai), 1740-1801
woodblock print
22.2 x 31 cm (8 3/4 x 12 3/16 inches) (sheet) Overall measurement; Overall measurement. Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Catal
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.465B

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