Shibata Zeshin

Flying crow (Karasu)

Maker

After Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)

Title

Flying crow (Karasu)

Period

Meiji

Year

early 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

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

Exhibition History

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

Image use

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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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