Two Crows on a Plum Branch with Rising Sun

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Two Crows on a Plum Branch with Rising Sun

烏、梅、旭

Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)

Japanese

Meiji era

1885–89 (Meiji 18–22)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical nagaban; 75 x 25 cm (29 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6879

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Kaikan sanjû shûnen kinen Kawanabe Kyôsai kinen bijutsukan cat. (2008), p. 113, #0904; Mueller et al., Competition and Collaboration (2007), #201; Clark, Demon of Painting (1993), #102

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.6879, 48.734

Signed Jokû Kyôsai zu
如空暁斎図

Marks Artist's seals: Bankoku tobu (with crows), Jokû

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.