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Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

Peacock and insect (Kujaku to mushi)

Description

Maker

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎 (Japanese, Active in Edo ca. 1764-1788)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher

Title

Peacock and insect (Kujaku to mushi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1770s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 26 x 17.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom left with inscription in pencil:YJ13/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at lower right | Koryusai ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudohan

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.548

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Nature Studies
Early Bird-and-Flower Prints from the Rockefeller Collection
Jun 07, 2002 – Sep 01, 2002

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Tombstone

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎 (Japanese, Active in Edo ca. 1764-1788)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
Peacock and insect (Kujaku to mushi), 1770s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 26 x 17.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.548

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