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中判花鳥 「鵙 小薊」
Shrike and Blessed Thistle (Mozu, oniazami), from an untitled series known as Small Flowers
中判花鳥 「鵙 小薊」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.5 x 18.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10226
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond ... (2017), #98; TNM, Hokusai (2005), #370; San Francisco, Hokusai & Hiroshige (1998), #98; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 227, vertical chûban #22.08
DescriptionPoem translated in Clark et al, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave (2017), p. 182.
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
InscriptionsPoem by Tôha: Kureru made/ hi ataru kishi ya/ hana azami
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.