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Taneaki Takakura

Sparrows and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume), probably ca. 1860

Description

Maker

  • Taneaki Takakura, fl. 1850-1899, Japanese

Title

Sparrows and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume)

Year

probably ca. 1860

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 19.1 x 17.1 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right.

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.628

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

Little is known of Chōsui, who produced many Shijō-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

March 15 - April 28, 1991

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