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Taneaki Takakura

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

Description

Maker

Title

Sparrows and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume)

Year

probably ca. 1860

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

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

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.

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