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Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂

Golden-crested wren and sasanqua (Kikuitadori sazanka)

Maker

Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂 (fl. 1850-1860)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (1830-1859, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Golden-crested wren and sasanqua (Kikuitadori sazanka)
Sho utsushi shijuhattaka
Forty-eight hawks drawn from life

Period

Edo Period

Year

1859

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 33.7 x 22.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription UR and below.

Signature: Sugakudo

Seals: Artist's seal | Sugaku; publisher's seal | Koeido han;censor's seal | aratame; date seal | left margin; series number seal | center | illegible

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.576

Type

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum
Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Sep 01, 2010 – Dec 12, 2010

Label copy

Here the golden-crested wren perched on the sasanqua tree (sazanka), which blooms in autumn, is referred to as a “chrysanthemum” in the inscription on the upper right.

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums
Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth
Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995

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

Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂 (fl. 1850-1860)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (1830-1859, Edo, Japan), publisher
Golden-crested wren and sasanqua (Kikuitadori sazanka); Sho utsushi shijuhattaka; Forty-eight hawks drawn from life, 1859
Polychrome wood block print with embossing
Plate: 33.7 x 22.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.576

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