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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch, Edo Period

Maker

  • Moriya Jihei 森屋治兵衛
  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

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]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.496

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch

Feathers, Flowers, Talons, and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Read Online

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]

Place Made: Japan

Publications

Feathers, Flowers, Talons, and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Read Online

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection

June 10, 2014 - May 3, 2015

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Pines in the Snow

December 13, 1996 - March 2, 1997

Hokusai and His Followers

May 15 - September 27, 1987

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints

February 8 - June 6, 1985
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