Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch

1880s

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)

Japanese Art

Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch, 1880s. Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889). Color woodblock print; overall: 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.203

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: color woodblock print
Medium: color, woodblock, print
Dimensions: Overall: 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signature: Shojo Kyosai ga Artist Seal: Meigetsu (full moon), Shuchu gaki (painting demon in the midst of drink)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1930.203
Credit Line: Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
Exhibitions: Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection, Transformations in Japanese Printmaking
Rights Statement: CC0