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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Snake, Pheasant and Canna

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Snake, Pheasant and Canna

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: 21.6 x 29.4 cm (8 1/2 x 11 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Seals: Publisher's seal: 辻 Tsuji (辻屋安兵衛 Tsujiya Yasubei); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, at bottom left in pencil: 129; On verso, at bottom center: X1298 [Japanese Characters] #56;

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.337

Type

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher
Snake, Pheasant and Canna, mid 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 21.6 x 29.4 cm (8 1/2 x 11 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.337

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