diptych print

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Object Type: diptych print
Museum number: 1927,0613,0.19
Description: Woodblock print, diptych. Kachoga. Two cranes on a snowy pine branch.
Producer name: Print artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
School/style: Ukiyo-e School
Cultures/periods: Tenpo Era
Production date: 1833-1834
Production place: Made in: Japan
Materials: paper
Technique: woodblock
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Curator's comments: From a set of five large vertical prints by Hokusai of animals, birds and fish. The others are ‘Horses in pasture’, ‘Turtles in water’ and ‘Hawk and cherry’ and 'Carp in waterfall'. The tall nagaōban format imitates a hanging scroll painting. All five are auspicious subjects, and they may have been produced to celebrate the New Year. The inclusion of ‘Horses in pasture’ suggests 1834, a horse year.
Bibliographic references: Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 3 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan (61); Keyes & Morse 2015 / Catalogue raisonné of Hokusai's single sheet prints (982)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: bird and flower; tree/bush; snow
Acquisition name: Donated by: Robert N Shaw
Acquisition date: 1927
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1927,0613,0.19

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