Image
Katsushika Hokusai
Cuckoo and azaleas (Hototogisu satsuki), ca. 1834
Description
Maker
- Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese
Title
Cuckoo and azaleas (Hototogisu satsuki)
Year
ca. 1834
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 24.9 x 18.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscriptions at left and right.
[text and poems]
title inscribed u. right Hototogisu satsuki
the Chinese poem to the left may be translated loosely:
Surprised midday by the crack of mountain bamboo,
the cuckoo makes its first cry.
Poem by Yoseisai (Japanese reading)
Place
Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.486.2
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Publications
Exhibition History
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