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Nishimura Shigenaga

Peacock and pine (Matsu ni kujaku)

Maker

After Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher

Title

Peacock and pine (Matsu ni kujaku)

Period

Meiji

Year

late 1800s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 29.7 x 15.7 cm (11 11/16 x 6 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right: N[J]X407/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Gako Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Shige; publisher's address and name | Hanmoto motohamacho Igaya

Identification

Edition

There are many differences between the version of this print published in Kikuchi below; assuming the version there is the original edition, the RISD impression may be a later one. It was not, for example, chosen by Kobayashi for publication.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.293

Type

  • Prints

Image use

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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

After Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher
Peacock and pine (Matsu ni kujaku), late 1800s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 29.7 x 15.7 cm (11 11/16 x 6 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.293

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