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中判花鳥 「黄鳥 長春」
Warbler and Roses (Kôchô, bara), from an untitled series known as Small Flowers
中判花鳥 「黄鳥 長春」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.6 x 18.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10223
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond ... (2017), #95; TNM, Hokusai (2005), #376; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 227, vertical chûban #22.05
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17616 (2nd ed.), 11.25141, 21.10223, 21.10225 (right)
Kôchô, literally "yellow bird," is an alternate name for uguisu "warbler."
Poem translated in Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave (2017), p. 179.
Kôchô, literally "yellow bird," is an alternate name for uguisu "warbler."
Poem translated in Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave (2017), p. 179.
Signed
Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
前北斎為一筆
前北斎為一筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsHaikai poem by Shoso Otsuni (1756-1823): Hara no hana/ chirinuru ori ka/ oka no ie
「はらの花 ちりぬる折か 岡の家 乙二」
「はらの花 ちりぬる折か 岡の家 乙二」
ProvenanceFormerly in the Sumitomo collection; June 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.