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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Korean Nightingale and Roses (黄鳥 長春 Kochō Bara), Edo Period

Maker

  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Korean Nightingale and Roses (黄鳥 長春 Kochō Bara)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Koban 24 x 18.7 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: ばらの花 ちりぬる折か 岡の家 乙二
Translation: So now’s the season when roses droop and fall? Home on a hill - Otsuji
(Translation from The British Museum)

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

Marks: On verso at bottom left in pencil: 23[/]B; 4/15/16/#50

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.488

Korean Nightingale and Roses (黄鳥 長春 Kochō Bara)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)

Inscription Text/Poem: ばらの花 ちりぬる折か 岡の家 乙二
Translation: So now’s the season when roses droop and fall? Home on a hill - Otsuji
(Translation from The British Museum)

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

Marks: On verso at bottom left in pencil: 23[/]B; 4/15/16/#50

Place Made: Japan

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