Two Moor Hens

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Two Moor Hens

c. 1900-1912

Okuhara Seiko (Japanese, 1837–1913)

The Museum's collection of more than 4,000 Japanese prints is distinguished by its strong holdings of work from the late Meiji period (1880-1912), and includes one of the largest collections anywhere of prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), the most famous printmaker of his day. Okuhara Seiko, who created this dramatic, dark impression of Two Moor Hens, was one of the few women known to have been designing prints in Japan at this time.

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Object Details

Title:

Two Moor Hens
Two Crows

Date:

c. 1900-1912

Artist:

Okuhara Seiko (Japanese, 1837–1913)

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Block: 9 5/16 × 9 11/16 inches (23.7 × 24.6 cm) Sheet: 10 3/4 × 11 1/4 inches (27.3 × 28.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Bequest of Warren H. and Mary I. Watanabe, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-138-39

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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