"Peonies and Canary"

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Title	"Peonies and Canary"
Artist	Katsushika Hokusai ; Nishimuraya Yohachi
Date	c. 1833
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

'Peonies and Canary', Katsushika Hokusai ; Nishimuraya Yohachi

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Canary and Small Peonies: Gallery Label - Current

For prints in his "Small Flower" series, Hokusai included poetic inscriptions as well as identifications of the birds and flowers he depicted. Here he sings praises to a type of peony known to the Japanese as yo_shu:

This peony of many leaves, queen of the late spring flowers.

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Scale

Medium:

Prints, Print | Color woodblock print

Size:

10 x 7 3/8 in. (25.4 x 18.7 cm) (image, sheet)

Creation Place:

Asia, Japan

Culture:

Asia, Japan

Style:

19th century, Edo period

Inscriptions:

Senyo_ Yo_shu_ no taneHaru fukaku shite shu_ho_ no ha tariO_ Ju_mei (poet's name)*Obviously a chinese. Chinese pronunciation unknown, the poet's bio unknown, the published reference of the poem unknown.Double-flowered peonies originated from Yangzhou, China are luxuriantly blooming.It is late spring. Here is peony, the king of all kinds of flowers, dominates the late spring field.Dr. N. Hayashi Oct. 2007 zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu Censor:kiwamePublisher:Eijudo_ unknown seal

Physical Description:

nishiki-e

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Richard P. Gale

Accession Number:

74.1.205

Artist:

Hokusai Katsushika, Japanese, 1760 - 1849

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Japanese

Life Dates:

Japanese, 1760 - 1849

Artist:

Yohachi Nishimuraya, Japanese

Role:

Publisher

Nationality:

Japanese

Life Dates:

Japanese

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February 28, 2009

"Peonies and Canary"

Katsushika Hokusai ; Nishimuraya Yohachi

c. 1833