Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch

Description

The accompanying poem may be translated as:

The plum accompanies their squawking forms;
Its fragrance assaults their feathers.
Beautiful shadows of the branches in the moonlight
Climb toward the study curtain.
The pair of crows that have lodged in my house
Cry and make to fly a way,
Under the bright moon in the depths of the night.

Provenance

(S. H. Mori)

Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai

1880s

Accession Number

1930.203

Medium

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Overall: 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore