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Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Kingfisher and bamboo (Take ni kawasemi)

Description

Maker

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (Japanese, 1790-1848, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher

Title

Kingfisher and bamboo (Take ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 35.1 x 23.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: [?]1209 [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Eisen ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.513

Type

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Tombstone

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (Japanese, 1790-1848, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
Kingfisher and bamboo (Take ni kawasemi), 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 35.1 x 23.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.513

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