Mori Shunkei 森春渓

Insects and pinks (Mushi to nadeshiko)

Maker

Mori Shunkei 森春渓 (Japanese, Active in Osaka ca. 1800-1820)

Title

Insects and pinks (Mushi to nadeshiko)
Insect album
Shunkei gafu

Period

Meiji

Year

1905

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 x 28.6 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: Artist's seal | Shunkei

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.598

Type

Exhibition History

Japanese Prints
Nature in Microcosm
Mar 10, 1998 – Jun 09, 1998
If Insects Could Speak
Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Early Nineteenth Century
Jul 29, 1994 – Sep 11, 1994
If Insects Could Speak
Japanese Woodblock Prints of Grasses and Insects from the Early Nineteenth Century
Jul 06, 1990 – Sep 02, 1990
Insect Prints and Insects
Feb 14, 1986 – May 25, 1986

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Tombstone

Mori Shunkei 森春渓 (Japanese, Active in Osaka ca. 1800-1820)
Insects and pinks (Mushi to nadeshiko); Insect album; Shunkei gafu, 1905
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 21 x 28.6 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.598

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