The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers
Chōbunsai Eishi, The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers, ca. 1795, color woodblock print on paper; nishiki-e, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.247
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- Title
The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers
- Related Titles
original language: 千鳥玉川
- Artist
- Related People
publisher: Nishimura Yohachi (Japanese, active mid-19th century)
- Date
ca. 1795
- Period
Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper; nishiki-e
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image/sheet: 12 3/8 in x 8 3/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
censor's mark: 極, printed in black, lower left Transliteration: kiwame Language: Japanese Description: a censor approval seal
publisher's mark: [seal of the publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi], bottom left Language: Japanese
signature/maker's mark: 栄之画, printed in black ink, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Eishi ga (picture [by] Eishi) Language: Japanese
title and poem: 千鳥玉川 夕されハしほ風 越「し」てみち のくの 野田の 玉川 千鳥なく なり, printed in black ink, within a square cartouche, upper left Transliteration (Translation): Chidori Tamagawa / Yû sareba shiokaze / koshite michi / nokuno / noda no / tamagawa / chidori naku / nari (Chidori Tamagawa ...) Language: Japanese Description: Note that the line breaks in the calligraphy are not the line breaks in the waka poem. - MG
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection
- Accession Number
32.247
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Exhibitions
2007 In Winter, Silk Linings: The Kimono in Print Portland Art Museum
