Bound typewritten listing of identifications and notes by Yamanobe Tomoyuki on the textiles in the album F2017.11.1a; and accompanying letters from Yamanobe to Mrs. Robert B. Tatin (former owner), notes, and business cards

Object Details

• Author

  Yamanobe Tomoyuki

• Description

  F2017.11.2a: Bound booklet of identifications and descriptions of individual textile fragments in album F2017.11.1a, written by Yamanobe Tomoyuki, former curator of textiles at the Tokyo National Museum, typed in English, bound in blue patterned fabric. Noted in pencil, at bottom, on title page: Translated by Shigetaka Kaneko, Nat'l Museum

  F2017.11.2b: Folding fabric-covered case for 2a.

  F2017.11.2c: Separate wallet, made of the same fabric as used for 2a, holding receipts for the binder's work and articles 2d-h

  F2017.11.2d: Business card for, one side in English: Yanagiya / Mejiro Art Store / 118-1chome / mejiro-machi / Tokyo / K. Takahashi: Tel. (86) -- 2177. The opposite side in Japanese

  F2017.11.2e: Printed business card in Japanese. Written in top in English: Mr. Sadapuro Matangeni [very difficult to read] / mounter / c/o The National Musuem / Ueno Park, Tokyo

  F2017.11.2f: Business card of D. Martin H.B. Lorber, Director, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc. The opposite side printed in Japanese. Written at top: Cathy Fitzsimons. Written towards bottom is: Buckmaster [the married surname of a Patin daughter noted in Dr. Patin's obituary as living in San Francisco]

  F2017.11.2g: Envelope from Yamanobe addressed to:

  Mrs. Robert B. Patin

  G-1

  GHQ

  Daichi Building

  Chiyoda-ku

  with cancelled stamp, holding 2h.

  F2017.11.2h: Folded letter, two pages, in English in ink on ruled paper from Yamanobe to Mrs. Patin

  F2017.11.2i-j: Later photocopy of letter and of first page of booklet of identifications.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Origin

  Tokyo, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Alan Kennedy

• Type

  Book

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1950s

• Name

  Yamanobe, Tomoyuki

• Place

  Tokyo, Japan

• Topic

  Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Japanese Art

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Books