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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cuckoo and Azaleas (子規 杜鵑花 Hototogisu satsuki)

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869

Title

Cuckoo and Azaleas (子規 杜鵑花 Hototogisu satsuki)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)
Untitled (known as Small flowers)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1834

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Chūban: 24.9 x 18.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 只驚白晝山竹裂　杜宇初聞第一聲　楊誠斎
Translation: Surprised midday by the crack of mountain bamboo, the cuckoo makes its first cry. Poem by Yang Chengzhai

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

Seals: Publisher's seal: 永壽堂 Eijudō (Nishimuraya Yohachi); Censor's seal: 極kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.486.2

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

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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)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
Cuckoo and Azaleas (子規 杜鵑花 Hototogisu satsuki); Untitled (known as Small Flowers); Untitled (known as Small flowers), ca. 1834
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūban: 24.9 x 18.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.486.2

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