Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
A hawk feeding its young, Circa 1830s
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Maruya Seijiro (Jukakudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1830s
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Maruya Seijiro (Jukakudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1830s
Vertical oban, diptych:
35.8 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅞ in.) (each sheet, approx.)
35.8 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅞ in.) (each sheet, approx.)
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A hawk perched on a pine tree, feeding insects to its young in a nest below; the setting sun in the background. Other examples of the same print in museum...
A hawk perched on a pine tree, feeding insects to its young in a nest below; the setting sun in the background.
Other examples of the same print in museum collections:
The Honolulu Museum of Art, object no. 05121b, go to: https://honolulu.emuseum.com/objects/506/hawk?ctx=5866700c18ceca7da64a800ce44b2f4389cabc89&idx=5
The British Museum, museum no. 2008,3037.18208, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2008-3037-18208
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession no. B01.0536, go to: https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/293676-0
The Rhode Island School of Design, object no.34.642, go to: https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/hawk-pine-matsu-ni-taka-34642
Other examples of the same print in museum collections:
The Honolulu Museum of Art, object no. 05121b, go to: https://honolulu.emuseum.com/objects/506/hawk?ctx=5866700c18ceca7da64a800ce44b2f4389cabc89&idx=5
The British Museum, museum no. 2008,3037.18208, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2008-3037-18208
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession no. B01.0536, go to: https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/293676-0
The Rhode Island School of Design, object no.34.642, go to: https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/hawk-pine-matsu-ni-taka-34642