Image

Nishimura Shigenaga

Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori)

Description

Maker

After Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)

Title

Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori)

Period

Meiji

Year

1890s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Tokyo; Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 31.8 x 15.1 cm (12 1/2 x 5 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 名所とハ
うたにも
あるさ
杜若

Signature: Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu

Marks: bottom right in pencil: EGR178

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1062

Type

Use & Feedback

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Tombstone

After Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori), 1890s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 31.8 x 15.1 cm (12 1/2 x 5 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1062

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