Image

Taneaki Takakura

Sparrows and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume)

Description

Maker

Taneaki Takakura (Japanese, fl. 1850-1899)

Title

Sparrows and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume)

Period

Meiji

Year

probably ca. 1860

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 19 x 17.1 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right.

Signature: Chosui

Seals: Artist's seal | Chosui

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.628

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

Little is known of Chosui, who produced many Shijo-style surimono in the mid-19th century. The abbreviated design on a blank ground recalls how a painter might have depicted this subject, and the presence of chrysanthemums (kiku) indicates that the season is autumn.

Small Pleasures
Surimono from the Nineteenth Century
Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

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Tombstone

Taneaki Takakura (Japanese, fl. 1850-1899)
Sparrows and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume), probably ca. 1860
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 19 x 17.1 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.628

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