Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Wagtail and Wisteria (鶺鴒 藤 Fuji sekirei), possibly

Maker

Title

Wagtail and Wisteria (鶺鴒 藤 Fuji sekirei)

Year

possibly

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.490

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

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

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)

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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