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Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣

Falcon tethered to perch, Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣

Title

Falcon tethered to perch

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Monochrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Monochrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 41.6 x 29.8 cm (16 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches) oban tate-e; Mat size: D

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: sealed | Masanobu

Seals: Artist's seal | Masanobu

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.443

About

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Signature: sealed | Masanobu

Seals: Artist's seal | Masanobu

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Projects & Publications

Publications

Feathers, Flowers, Talons, and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Samurai At Leisure

November 26, 2019 - May 24, 2020

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Black on White

December 8, 2000 - March 4, 2001

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints

February 8 - June 6, 1985

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Falcon tethered to perch with the accession number of 34.443. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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