Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hawk and Cherry Blossoms, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Hawk and Cherry Blossoms

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 49.7 x 22.7 cm (19 9/16 x 8 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 森 Mori (Moriya Jihei, partially visible); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: NU30/[Japanese characters]

Identification

Edition

From a set of 5 untitled prints of animals.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.498

Hawk and Cherry Blossoms
From a set of five untitled prints of animals

From a set of 5 untitled prints of animals.

Signature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 森 Mori (Moriya Jihei, partially visible); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: NU30/[Japanese characters]

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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