Crows Flying at Sunset, c. 1888
Shibata Zeshinexpand_more
Woodblock print; ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ellen and Fred Wellsexpand_more 2002.161.94
Not on Viewexpand_more
As the artist's signature in the lower right indicates, Zeshin designed this print when he was eighty-one years old. Having begun his artistic career as an apprentice in a lacquerer's atelier at the age of eleven, Zeshin had a long and productive career up until his death at age 86. This print reveals that Zeshin's sense of artistry remained vital even in his later years.
Details
- Title
- Crows Flying at Sunset
- Artist Life
- 1807 - 1891
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2002.161.94
- Provenance
- (Sotheby's London, Dec. 1989, written on cover).
- Curator Approved
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