Mori Ransai

Cormorants searching for fish

Maker

Mori Ransai (Japanese, 1740?-1801)
Inoue Seifu (Japanese), block carver

Title

Cormorants searching for fish
from the illustrated book Ransai gafu (Picture book by Ransai)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1740-1801

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.1 x 31.1 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/4 inches) Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left (title).

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.471

Type

Exhibition History

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

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Mori Ransai (Japanese, 1740?-1801)
Inoue Seifu (Japanese), block carver
Cormorants searching for fish; from the illustrated book Ransai gafu (Picture book by Ransai), 1740-1801
Woodblock-printed page
22.1 x 31.1 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/4 inches) Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.471

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