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Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Shojo Parakeet and Plum (三鳥の内　猩々いんこUme ni shojo inko)

Maker

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (1780-1850

Title

Shojo Parakeet and Plum (三鳥の内　猩々いんこUme ni shojo inko)
Three birds
Sancho no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: から鳥の　翅もからで　けさははや　霞ぞわたる日の本の鳥　吾安亭楽住／鴦の茶屋が素酒にもふり出すゆかりの色にそふる梅がか　西来居

Signature: 北渓 Hokkei

Label: White oval label affixed to the back, bottom left with an inscribed number: 58;

Marks: On verso, bottom left:[Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.391

Type

Exhibition History

Bird-and-Flower Prints
Nature as Object and Ornament
Dec 26, 1992 – Feb 28, 1993

Image use

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Tombstone

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (1780-1850
worked in Edo, Japan)
Shojo Parakeet and Plum (三鳥の内　猩々いんこUme ni shojo inko); Three birds; Sancho no uchi, ca. 1820
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.391

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