Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Korean Nightingale and Roses (黄鳥 長春 Kochō Bara), Edo Period
Maker
Title
Korean Nightingale and Roses (黄鳥 長春 Kochō Bara)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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
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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