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Isoda Koryūsai

Rock ptarmigan and pine (Matsu ni raicho), 1770's

Description

Maker

  • Isoda Koryūsai, active ca. 1764-1788, Japanese

Title

Rock ptarmigan and pine (Matsu ni raicho)

Year

1770's

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 25.4 x 19.1 cm (10 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil:NJX317/[Japanese Characters][text and poems] Shirayama no/matsu no kokage ni/kakuroi te/yasura ni sumeru/rai no tori kana On Mount Shirayama grouse live peacefully in the shadows of the pinesPoem by retired Emperor Gotoba The mountain is close to Shirayama Shrine. Grouse (or rock ptarmigan) are white in winter, brown in summer. Shirayama means "white (shira) mountain (yama)" which may also allude to their winter white feathers.

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.550

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Nature Studies

June 7 - September 1, 2002

Related

Yosa Buson

Rock ptarmigans and pine (Matsu ni raicho), 1810's

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Rock ptarmigans and pine (Matsu ni raicho), 1810's

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