A Rooser and Hen in a Garden
by Hirose Chikuseki (a.c. 1900 Daikokuya)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Castle Fine Arts  Specializing in fine 18th-20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints.

	Artist:	Hirose Chikuseki (a.c. 1900 Daikokuya) — 廣瀬竹石
	Title:	A Rooser and Hen in a Garden
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1910 (in the decade of)
	Date of this artwork?:	1930s (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Shikishi
	Format (this edition):	Shikishi
	DB artwork code:	44218
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist Hirose Chikuseki Title A Rooser and Hen in a Garden Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Date Early 1930's Publisher Daikokuya Size 11 x 11". Shikishiban-format
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: rtist Hirose Chikuseki Title A Rooser and Hen in a Garden Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Edition First Kawaguchi Edition Date Early 1930's Publisher ?? Size 11 x 11". Shikishiban-format Condition Very fine, with blind-stamped printing on both bird's feathers. Notes: Stamped on the reverse: "No.76", and "Made in Japan". PROVENANCE: An American family collection, by descent from their Grandfather who purchased the print directly from the Kawaguchi publishing firm, about 1930. The collection has been in America since 1935; carefully preserved; never matted or framed.