Image
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Japanese wagtail and wisteria (Fuji sekirei), possibly
Description
Title
Japanese wagtail and wisteria (Fuji sekirei)
Year
possibly
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 25.1 x 18.7 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription at center.
[text and poems]
title inscribed Fuji sekirei
The poem is a Chinese poem not transliterated in the Kobayashi catalogue. Several characters are not clear, hence the meaning is obscure.
Signature: Signed at right | Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
Identification
Edition
Small differences between it and published examples, sloppy blue overprinting, and its muted values with lack of seals suggest a later edition.
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.490
About
Japanese wagtail and wisteria (Fuji sekirei)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)
Small differences between it and published examples, sloppy blue overprinting, and its muted values with lack of seals suggest a later edition.
Inscription at center.
[text and poems]
title inscribed Fuji sekirei
The poem is a Chinese poem not transliterated in the Kobayashi catalogue. Several characters are not clear, hence the meaning is obscure.
Signature: Signed at right | Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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