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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Moriya Jihei 森屋治兵衛 (1797 - 1886, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch

Period

Edo Period

Year

late 1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 52.2 x 23.5 cm (20 9/16 x 9 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 森 Mori (Moriya Jihei); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: X419[?]/[Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.496

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection
Jun 10, 2014 – May 03, 2015
Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Pines in the Snow
Images of Winter in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997
Hokusai and His Followers
May 15, 1987 – Sep 27, 1987
Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Moriya Jihei 森屋治兵衛 (1797 - 1886, Edo, Japan), publisher
Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch, late 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ōtanzakuban: 52.2 x 23.5 cm (20 9/16 x 9 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.496

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