Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Rooster, Hen and Chicken with Spiderwort

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)

Culture

Japanese

Title

Rooster, Hen and Chicken with Spiderwort

Period

Edo Period

Year

mid 1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 21.9 x 28.8 cm (8 5/8 x 11 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 太 under double mountain (unknown); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.336

Type

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000
The Art of Hokusai
Mar 15, 1996 – Jun 09, 1996

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

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Rooster, Hen and Chicken with Spiderwort , mid 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 21.9 x 28.8 cm (8 5/8 x 11 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.336

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