Bashō 芭蕉

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. early 17th century
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Movable type printed; ink and mica on paper; paper covers
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 24.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 3/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-GR-780.98
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.98

Object Details

  • Artist

    Tawaraya Sotatsu 俵屋宗達 (fl. ca. 1600-1643)
  • Designer

    Typeface design attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)
  • Publisher

    Publisher unspecified
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Sotatsu: Making Waves (Saturday, October 24, 2015 to Sunday, January 31, 2016)
    Hand-Held: Gerhard Pulverer's Japanese Illustrated Books (April 6 to August 11, 2013)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
  • Type

    Book
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