Animals and Plants,
Part I
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The
words kachô-e (花鳥絵) and kachô-ga (花鳥画) are usually translated as “pictures of birds and flowers”,
but they may also be used to describe the broader category of nature
prints. A few additional examples of
Kuniyoshi’s kachô-e may be found in the sections on surimono of miscellaneous subjects
and fan
prints of humorous and miscellaneous subjects. |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Turtle and
crab on a ledge underwater Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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This is another state of the above print. The coloring is different, and the seal of
the publisher, Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke,
is no longer present. It was pulled
from the same woodblocks as the above. |
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This is a reproduction of the same print made by Robert O. Muller
in the 1930s. The woodblocks were
expertly reproduced, but a careful examination will reveal slight differences
in the black outlines and text. |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Catfish and
trout Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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This is another state of the above print with a simplified
design. The woodblocks for printing
the waves and the yellow on the catfish were omitted. |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Koi and wisteria Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Stingray Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Goldfish and
killifish Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Black carp Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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This is another state of the above print. The seal of the publisher, Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke, is no
longer present. It was pulled from the
same woodblocks as the above. |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Octopus on a
rock amid crashing waves with two fish Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Silver carp
underwater by a wooden post with a floating peony Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Shrimp and
fish after bait on a fishing line Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: Untitled
series of water creatures Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description: Sweetfish (ayu)
and bushclover Date: c. 1837 Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Series: None Title: None Size: Kakemono-e (a vertical diptych
approximately 28 by 10 inches or 72 by 25 centimeters) Description: A hawk in an
old pine tree Date: c. 1845 Publisher: Mura-ya Seijirô |
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Series: None Title: None Size: Kakemono-e (a vertical diptych approximately
28 by 10 inches or 72 by 25 centimeters)
Description: Tiger walking
on a windy day Date: c.
1830s-1840s Publisher: No seal NOTE: In a second
edition of this print, the bamboo is omitted and the arcs representing wind
are different. |
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Series: None Title: None Size: Kakemono-e (a vertical diptych
approximately 28 by 10 inches or 72 by 25 centimeters) Description: Dragon and
clouds Date: Publisher: Unidentified
seal |
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Series: None Title: None Size: Kakemono-e (a vertical diptych
approximately 28 by 10 inches or 72 by 25 centimeters) Description: Carp
ascending a waterfall Date: Publisher: Maru-ya
Seijirô |
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“Robinson” refers to listing
of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil
William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
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