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Shibata Zeshin

Flying crow (Karasu)

Maker

After Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)

Title

Flying crow (Karasu)

Period

Meiji

Year

early 1900s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 23.5 x 24.1 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

Signature: Zeshin

Seals: Artist's seal | Tairyukyo

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.440

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

The Beauty of Black in Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
Mar 20, 1990 – Apr 06, 1990

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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

After Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)
Flying crow (Karasu), early 1900s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 23.5 x 24.1 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.440

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