Animals and Plants,
Part I
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 |
‘Robinson’ refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
