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中判花鳥 「子規（ほほとぎす） 杜鵑花（さつき）」
Cuckoo and Azaleas (Hototogisu, satsuki), from an untitled series known as Small Flowers
中判花鳥 「子規（ほほとぎす） 杜鵑花（さつき）」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.8 x 18.6 cm (10 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10224
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond ... (2017), #94; TNM, Hokusai (2005), #373; San Francisco, Hokusai & Hiroshige (1998), #94; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 227, vertical chûban #22.02
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.23023, 21.10224, 21.10225 (left)
Poem translated in San Francisco 1998, p. 147; and in Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave (2017), p. 178.
Poem translated in San Francisco 1998, p. 147; and in Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave (2017), p. 178.
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
InscriptionsChinese poem by Yang Wanli (1127-1206), poetry name Yang Chengzhai
「只驚白昼山竹裂 杜宇初聞第一声 楊誠斎」
「只驚白昼山竹裂 杜宇初聞第一声 楊誠斎」
ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.