Katsukawa Shunzan 勝川春山

Cormorant Fishing, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Cormorant Fishing

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and colors

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

23 x 26 cm (9 1/16 x 10 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: うかひ舟 Ukaibune
たか瀬さしこす takase sashikosu
ほどなれや hodo nare ya
むすぼほれゆく musubohoreyuku
かがり火のかげ kagaribi no kage

Translation:
A famous poem by priest Jakuren.

The cormorant-fishing boat-poled through the shallows, pitching in the flashes of fire

Signature: 春山画
Translation: Pictured by Shunzan

Marks: Inscription verso lower half, center in pencil: 432; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom right in pencil: NJX408/[Japanese Characters]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.323

Cormorant Fishing

Inscription Text/Poem: うかひ舟 Ukaibune
たか瀬さしこす takase sashikosu
ほどなれや hodo nare ya
むすぼほれゆく musubohoreyuku
かがり火のかげ kagaribi no kage

Translation:
A famous poem by priest Jakuren.

The cormorant-fishing boat-poled through the shallows, pitching in the flashes of fire

Signature: 春山画
Translation: Pictured by Shunzan

Marks: Inscription verso lower half, center in pencil: 432; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom right in pencil: NJX408/[Japanese Characters]

Place Made: Japan

Publications

Exhibition History

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