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Collections

Yashima Gakutei
The First Crow of the New Year circa 1830

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in layered robes with elaborate hairpins, set against a large open fan inscribed with vertical Japanese script

Yashima Gakutei, The First Crow of the New Year, circa 1830, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Bowman, Photo © Museum Associates/ LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yashima Gakutei
Japan, c. 1786-c.1855
Title
The First Crow of the New Year
Date Made
circa 1830
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass and tin
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (20.96 × 18.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (20.96 × 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.64.5
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.