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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Shrike and thistles (Mozu oniazami), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Shrike and thistles (Mozu oniazami)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.4 x 17.3 cm (9 5/8 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right: YB1064/[Japanese Characters] Inscription UR. [text and poems] title inscribed u. right mozu oniazami the poem to the left reads: Oniazami (translates to) Thistles blossom on the bank- kureru made/hiataru kishiya/hana azami (translates to) there the sun shines till sunsetPoem by Tohi

Signature: Signed at left | Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.487.1

About

Shrike and thistles (Mozu oniazami)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right: YB1064/[Japanese Characters] Inscription UR. [text and poems] title inscribed u. right mozu oniazami the poem to the left reads: Oniazami (translates to) Thistles blossom on the bank- kureru made/hiataru kishiya/hana azami (translates to) there the sun shines till sunsetPoem by Tohi

Signature: Signed at left | Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Related

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Korean nightingale and roses (Kocho bara), Edo Period

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Shrike and thistles (Mozu oniazami) with the accession number of 34.487.1. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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