Kawanabe Kyōsai

Still life with weeping willow, plum and camellia (Seika shidareyanagi to ume to tsubaki)

Maker

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889)

Title

Still life with weeping willow, plum and camellia (Seika shidareyanagi to ume to tsubaki)

Period

Meiji

Year

ca. 1880s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Sheet: 20.8 x 28.6 cm (8 3/16 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: M[O]D [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Kyosai ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.427

Type

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

The spring imagery of this print indicates that it was probably made to commemorate the New Year.

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

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889)
Still life with weeping willow, plum and camellia (Seika shidareyanagi to ume to tsubaki), ca. 1880s
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing
Sheet: 20.8 x 28.6 cm (8 3/16 x 11 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.427

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