Grosbeak (Mamemawashi まめまハし) and Woodpecker (Kitsutsuki 木つゝき), from the album “Myriad Birds: A Kyôka Competition” (Momo chidori kyôka awase 百千鳥), ca. 1790 [Kansei 2]

Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper
x1983-74
Grosbeak (Mamemawashi まめまハし) and Woodpecker (Kitsutsuki 木つゝき), from the album “Myriad Birds: A Kyôka Competition” (Momo chidori kyôka awase 百千鳥)

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Title
Grosbeak (Mamemawashi まめまハし) and Woodpecker (Kitsutsuki 木つゝき), from the album “Myriad Birds: A Kyôka Competition” (Momo chidori kyôka awase 百千鳥)
Object Number
x1983-74
Maker
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
Published by Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper
Dates
ca. 1790 [Kansei 2]
Dimensions
block: 25.3 x 38 cm. (9 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.) mat: 48.8 x 36.1 cm. (19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period
Place made
Asia, Japan
Inscriptions
Poem upper left: "Otsutsuki" Poem lower right: "Mamemawashi"
Type
Materials
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