Image

RISDM 34-419.tif

Kishi Ganrei

Sparrows and bamboo

Description

Maker

Kishi Ganrei (Japanese, 1816-1883)
Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (Japanese, 19th century)

Title

Sparrows and bamboo

Period

Meiji

Year

ca. 1870s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

37.5 x 29.6 cm (14 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription in black and red.Small inscription LL.

Signature: Ganrei | Sozan

Seals: Artist's seals | Ganrei | Sozan

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.419

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

Another member of the Kishi lineage of painters, Ganrei was the grandson of the school’s founder, Kishi Ganku (1756-1838). Note how the bamboo is rendered in subtle tones of green in this print and observe its somewhat monumental scale and the representation of nearly life-size sparrows.

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Tombstone

Kishi Ganrei (Japanese, 1816-1883)
Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (Japanese, 19th century)
Sparrows and bamboo, ca. 1870s
Polychrome woodblock print
37.5 x 29.6 cm (14 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.419

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