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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Snake, pheasant and canna (Kanna ni kiji to hebi)

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsugiya Yasubei (Japanese), publisher

Title

Snake, pheasant and canna (Kanna ni kiji to hebi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

mid 1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 21.6 x 29.5 cm (8 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 129; in same hand, verso, bottom center: X1298 [Japanese Characters] #56

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

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

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsugiya Yasubei (Japanese), publisher
Snake, pheasant and canna (Kanna ni kiji to hebi), mid 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 21.6 x 29.5 cm (8 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.337

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