Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Maker
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Title
Shrike and Thistles (鵙 小薊 Isuka oniazami)
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Vertical chūban 24.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 暮るまで 日あたる岸や 花薊 桃坡
Translation: Thistles blossom / on the bank where the sun shines / till dusk -TohaSignature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 永寿堂 Eijudō; Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Marks: On verso at bottom right in pencil: D556
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.487.2 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
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