Image
Description
Maker
- Yosa Buson, early 19th century, Japanese
- Iwataya Kisaburo, Japanese, publisher
Title
Rock ptarmigans and pine (Matsu ni raicho)
Year
1810's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Sheet: 30.8 x 22.1 cm (12 1/8 x 8 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription above.
[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. Identification
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Edition
A later edition with added color and lacking the censor's seal and signature of 34.448.1. Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.448.2
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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