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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), Edo Period

Maker

  • Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Title

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

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)

Supports

  • paper

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]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.391

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

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]

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Bird-and-Flower Prints

December 26, 1992 - February 28, 1993
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