Kitagawa Tsukimaro

Hawk on a Plum Tree, Descending Geese (Ume ni taka; rakugan)

Maker

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Japanese, active by 1840, d. 1830)

Title

Hawk on a Plum Tree, Descending Geese (Ume ni taka; rakugan)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1810s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.6 x 33.1 cm (8 7/8 x 13 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at right | Tsukimaro hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.418

Type

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

This composition combines a number of themes from painting - a boat moored at the shore, geese descending, and a hawk on a flowering tree - in a black-ink print where the lines imitate brushstrokes. Hand coloring is added to enhance the print’s appearance.

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

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Japanese, active by 1840, d. 1830)
Hawk on a Plum Tree, Descending Geese (Ume ni taka; rakugan), ca. 1810s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 22.6 x 33.1 cm (8 7/8 x 13 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.418

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