Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Kingfisher and Bamboo

Maker

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848, b. in Edo, Japan)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (1816 - 1886), publisher

Title

Kingfisher and Bamboo

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Aiban: 35.1 x 23.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 英泉画 Eisen ga (Pictured by Eisen)

Seals: Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Publisher's seal: Cross sickle with 久 below (Yamamotoya Heikichi)

Marks: Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: [?]1209 [Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.513

Type

Exhibition History

Shimmering Beauty
Kingfishers in Art and Poetry
Dec 20, 2025 – Jun 07, 2026

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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

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848, b. in Edo, Japan)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (1816 - 1886), publisher
Kingfisher and Bamboo , 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Aiban: 35.1 x 23.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.513

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