Grasshopper and Persimmon (Kaki ni kirigirisu 柿にきりぎりす)
Grasshopper and Persimmon (Kaki ni kirigirisu 柿にきりぎりす)

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Grasshopper and Persimmon (Kaki ni kirigirisu 柿にきりぎりす),

1890s

after Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1760–1849; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1983-105

Information

Title
Grasshopper and Persimmon (Kaki ni kirigirisu 柿にきりぎりす)
Dates

1890s

Maker
after Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
20.8 x 18.2 cm. (8 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.) mat: 49 x 36.1 cm. (19 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
x1983-105
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed and sealed lower right: Hokusai ga; Hokusai
Inscription
Poem by Chikujin (?) along left edge.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, surimono, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
surimono, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
locusts, persimmon trees, fruit

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