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Keisai Eisen

Peonies, 1830s

Description

Maker

  • Keisai Eisen, 1790-1848, Japanese
  • Takenouchi Magohachi, late 18th century-mid 19th century, Japanese, publisher

Title

Peonies

Year

1830s

Medium

Color woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 22.9 x 36.8 cm (9 x 14 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Rectangular white label with red border affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: 149 [Japanese Characters]

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.509

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 4

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink

March 6 - July 5, 2009

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Peonies with the accession number of 34.509. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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