Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Wagtail and Wisteria (鶺鴒 藤 Fuji sekirei)

Maker

After Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869

Title

Wagtail and Wisteria (鶺鴒 藤 Fuji sekirei)
Untitled (known as Small Flowers)

Period

possibly

Year

ca. 1832

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Chūban 25 x 18.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 引蔓出雲樹，垂綸覆巢鶴。錢起
Translation: Reaching tendrils emerge from the towering trees,
Dangling threads cover the nesting crane. -Qian qi
Qian qi (710-782): Tang dynasty Chinese poet
(Translation from The British Museum)

Signature: 前北斎為一筆 Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brushed by Zen Hokusai Iitsu)

Identification

Edition

Small differences between it and published examples, sloppy blue overprinting, and its muted values with lack of seals suggest a later edition.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.490

Type

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004
Depicting Four Seasons in Japanese Prints
Jul 23, 1993 – Sep 26, 1993

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Tombstone

After Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
Wagtail and Wisteria (鶺鴒 藤 Fuji sekirei); Untitled (known as Small Flowers), ca. 1832
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūban 25 x 18.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.490

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