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Kawanabe Kyōsai

Crow on branch

Description

Maker

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889)

Title

Crow on branch

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1880s

Medium

  • woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodblock print

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

37.6 x 24.3 cm (14 13/16 x 9 9/16 inches) (sheet) Mat size: C; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 18.; in a later hand inscribed in pencil verso, bottom center: EGR328 White square label affixed verso, bottomleft with inscription in pencil: [illegible/crossed-out]/Kyosai

Signature: Shojo Kyosai ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Kyosai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1314

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century
Jan 18, 1991 – Mar 10, 1991

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Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889)
Crow on branch, ca. 1880s
woodblock print
37.6 x 24.3 cm (14 13/16 x 9 9/16 inches) (sheet) Mat size: C; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1314

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