Parakeet on the Branch of a Cherry Tree
Painting
1772-1789 (made)
1772-1789 (made)
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In this drawing by Koryûsai, a parakeet perching watchfully on a budding branch about to burst into flower signals the start of the cherry blossom season.
This sheet is a copyist's drawing and would have been copied from Koryûsai's original sketches. The copyist's drawing is usually destroyed when the initial printing block is carved. Here, a piece of paper pasted in the lower centre of the design has allowed the artist to make a correction to the drawing. A second drawing incorporating this amendment may then have been made.
This sheet is a copyist's drawing and would have been copied from Koryûsai's original sketches. The copyist's drawing is usually destroyed when the initial printing block is carved. Here, a piece of paper pasted in the lower centre of the design has allowed the artist to make a correction to the drawing. A second drawing incorporating this amendment may then have been made.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Parakeet on the Branch of a Cherry Tree (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Parakeet on the Branch of a Cherry Tree' by Isoda Koryusai, Japan, 1772-1789 |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr. Hogitaro Inada, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In this drawing by Koryûsai, a parakeet perching watchfully on a budding branch about to burst into flower signals the start of the cherry blossom season. This sheet is a copyist's drawing and would have been copied from Koryûsai's original sketches. The copyist's drawing is usually destroyed when the initial printing block is carved. Here, a piece of paper pasted in the lower centre of the design has allowed the artist to make a correction to the drawing. A second drawing incorporating this amendment may then have been made. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.5103-1910 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2006 |
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