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Maker(s):Nakayama Sugakudo
Culture:Japanese (active 1850-1860)
Title:No. 10: Inko, zuika [Macaw and Aloe], from the series Sho utsushi yonju-hachi taka [Forty-eight Hawks Drawn from Life]
Date Made:1859
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 11/16 in; 36 x 24.6 cm; Image: 13 3/16 x 8 3/4 in; 33.5 x 22.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Sugakudo hitsu]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (stamp with red ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Sho utsuhi yonju-hachi taka / Inko / Zui / Ka]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (stamp with black ink): [Japanese character, Aratame roku bi]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (stamp with black ink): [Japanese character, Dai ju]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (stamp with black ink): [Japanese character, Koeido-shi]
Accession Number:  MH 1973.383.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A vertical oban nishiki-e print: a bright red macaw sitting on stylized grey-and-blue rocks with flowers and leaves of aloe, turning its head to the right.

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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