Camellia and Books on Low Black Table

Shibata Zeshin

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Camellia and Books on Low Black Table, ca. 1885. Woodblock color print, 9 x 9 9/16 in. (22.9 x 24.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace, 2007.32.105. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Camellia and Books on Low Black Table

Date

ca. 1885

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock color print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

9 x 9 9/16 in. (22.9 x 24.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed: "Zeshin"

Inscriptions

Faint pink 5-character inscription.

Markings

9-character square relief seal; small origami crane with kyou? or kyo? character l.r. verso.

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace

Accession Number

2007.32.105

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