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Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Peonies

Description

Maker

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (ca. 1833-1850

Title

Peonies

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

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]

Signature: Signed LR | Keisai ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Take;Seal of Approbation LR

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.509

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink
Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books
Mar 06, 2009 – Jul 05, 2009

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Tombstone

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (ca. 1833-1850
Edo, Japan), publisher
Peonies, 1830s
Color woodblock print
Plate: 22.9 x 36.8 cm (9 x 14 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.509

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