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Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Hawk and plum (Ume ni taka)

Description

Maker

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (Japanese, 1739-1820

Title

Hawk and plum (Ume ni taka)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1770s-early 1780s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 24.4 x 17.9 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed verso, bottom center: Shigemasa; inscribed in a later hand,verso, bottom right:NJX406/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at right | Kitao Shigemasa ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.364

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Nature Studies
Early Bird-and-Flower Prints from the Rockefeller Collection
Jun 07, 2002 – Sep 01, 2002

Label copy

Falcons are traditionally associated with martial strength; the flowering plum signals the coming of the New Year in Japan.

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Tombstone

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (Japanese, 1739-1820
b. in Edo)
Hawk and plum (Ume ni taka), 1770s-early 1780s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 24.4 x 17.9 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.364

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