Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cuckoo and Azaleas (子規 杜鵑花 Hototogisu satsuki), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Cuckoo and Azaleas (子規 杜鵑花 Hototogisu satsuki)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.486.2

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

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

Place Made: Japan

Publications

Exhibition History

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