Image
Katsukawa Shunzan
Description
Maker
Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, fl. ca. 1782-1798)
Title
Cormorant-Fishing Boat (Ukaibune)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Image: 23 x 26 cm (9 1/16 x 10 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso lower half, center in pencil: 432; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom right in pencil: NJX408/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Poem:
Ukaibune/ takase sashikosu/ hodo nare ya/ musubohoreyuku/ kagaribi no kageThis is a famous poem by priest Jakuren.
The cormorant-fishing boat-poled through the shallows, pitching in the flashes of fire
Signature: Shunzan ga
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.323 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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