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Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Summer (夏 Natsu)

Maker

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sōshūya Yohei 総州屋与兵衛 (1802 - 1851, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Summer (夏 Natsu)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Ōban: 37.3 x 25.8 cm (14 11/16 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 英泉画 Eisen ga (Pictured by Eisen)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 総與板 Sōyo han (Sōshūya Yohei); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.510

Type

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink
Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books
Mar 06, 2009 – Jul 05, 2009
Summer Brilliance
Jun 14, 1996 – Sep 15, 1996

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

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sōshūya Yohei 総州屋与兵衛 (1802 - 1851, Edo, Japan), publisher
Summer (夏 Natsu), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (aizuri-e)
Ōban: 37.3 x 25.8 cm (14 11/16 x 10 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.510

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