MinxterBLOOM

Enjoy this charming print from the Library of Congress digital collections.

Last winter, in the doldrums of gardening withdrawal, I stumbled upon this print mislabeled as a wisteria bloom.  I alerted a collections librarian who was gracious and happy.  The revision took about a year.  What might you find in this rich online collection?

TITLE: Ajisai ni shokin
TITLE TRANSLATION: Small bird and hydrangea.
CALL NUMBER: FP 2 - JPD, no. 432 (A size) [P&P]

Restricted access; material extremely fragile; please use online digital image.
REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-jpd-00455 (digital file from original print)
RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication.
SUMMARY: Print shows a small bird perched on a branch of hydrangea.
MEDIUM: 1 print : woodcut, color ; 19.3 × 9.2 cm.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1860 and 1910]
NOTES: Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.

Format: Kogata Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

SUBJECTS: Flowers--Japan--1860-1910. Birds ÏzJapan Ïy1860-1910. Ï2lctgm

FORMAT: Woodcuts Japanese Color 1860-1910.

REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID: (digital file from original print) jpd 00455 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/jpd.00455
CONTROL #: jpd2005000432