Northern Raven On A Withered Branch
Artist/Culture
Kawanabe Kyosai
(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Dateearly 1880s
Mediumwoodblock print; ink on paper; oban
Dimensions35.6 x 24.1 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2736
Descriptionbird: Northern raven (Corvus corax)Label TextNorthern Raven on a Withered Branch Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89) Date: Early 1880s Bird: Northern Raven, Corvus corax Signed: Kyosai ga Sealed: Kyosai Woodblock print; ink on paper; oban John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.59.2736 Kawanabe Kyosai is said to have identified himself with crows or ravens (karasu). Kyosai's most renowned painting during his lifetime depicted a crow or raven. That painting was exhibited at the Second National Industrial Exhibition (1881) where it received second prize. Kyosai became widely known as a painter and print-designer of crows when his famous work was later purchased by a Japanese confectioner for a very high sum. The bird in this wood-block print is nearly identical to the one in Kyosai's famous painting. The artist seemingly molded a solid mass oProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft
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Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川 豊広
early 19th century
Kawanabe Kyosai
about 1885
