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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch (Yukimatsu ni tsuru)

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Moriya Jihei (Japanese), publisher

Title

Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch (Yukimatsu ni tsuru)

Period

Edo Period

Year

late 1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 51.1 x 23.7 cm (20 1/8 x 9 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Signature: Zen Hokusai iitsu hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.496

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

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 (Japanese), publisher
Cranes on Snow-covered Pine Branch (Yukimatsu ni tsuru), late 1820s
Color woodblock print
Plate: 51.1 x 23.7 cm (20 1/8 x 9 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.496

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