Rooster on Cage Containing Hen and Chicks
Artist/Culture
Isoda Koryūsai 磯田 湖龍齋
(Japanese, 1735–about 1790)
Dateabout 1780
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color paper; hashira-e
Dimensions71.1 x 11.8 cm (28 x 4 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1190
DescriptionBird: Domestic Chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus ; Flowers: Plum-blossom Prunus mumeLabel TextRooster on Cage Containing Hen and Chicks Artist: Isoda Koryusai (1730-90) Date: About 1780 Bird: Domestic Chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus Flowers: Plum-blossom; Prunus mume Signed: Koryu ga Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; hashira-e John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.1190 The artist Isoda Koryusai was supremely skilled at conceiving hashira-e (pillar print) designs; this format was first popularized in the 1740s. Such prints were then used as decorations on the free-standing support pillars exposed when interior sliding screens were removed. In this print an attentive rooster faithfully protects and communicates with a hen and her lively chicks. His family is kept in a cage placed near an old plum tree with new blossoms. The sophisticated beauty of the composition is enhancedProvenanceJohn Bancroft Collection
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