Album of sample prints labeled as "Squares", Vol. 1 of 12
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Period
ca. 1930s -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W (closed): 26.7 x 28.5 cm (10 1/2 x 11 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
S2003.8.3741.1 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.3741.1
Object Details
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Artist
Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)Nakabayashi Chikuto 中林竹洞 (1776-1853)Okuhara Seiko 奥原晴湖 (1837-1913)Chikuseki II (active 1900-1950)Terazaki Kogyo 寺崎廣業 (1866-1919)Nomura Yoshikuni 野村美邦 (1855-1903) -
Publisher
Daikokuya -
Description
Vol. I of XII (Vol. X now missing) from a set of print sample albums. Daikokuya, Tokyo publisher. Paper label affixed to front cover of each, inscribed in ink: "Squares". Each volume with (originally) 20 prints by various artists (some prints now removed or missing).The album is numbered on the cover with a rubberstamp as to its place in the series. However, the prints are numbered consecutively through the whole set of albums: 1 through 240. This is done with a rubberstamp on the album page above each print. -
Inscriptions
Paper label affixed to front cover, inscribed in ink: "Squares". Rubberstamped at lower left corner of label: 1Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 1Pg. 2Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 2Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: GekkoPg. 3Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 3Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: ZeshinPg. 4Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 4Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: YoshikuniPg. 5Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 5Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KosonPg. 6Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 6Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: GekkoPg. 7Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 7Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: ChikudoPg. 8Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 8Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: YoshikuniPg. 9Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 9Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KosonPg. 10Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 10Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: SeikoPg. 11Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 11Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: ChikusekiPg. 12Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 12Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: ZeshinPg. 13Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 13Pg. 14Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 14Pg. 15Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 15Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: GekkoPg. 16Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 16Pg. 17Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 17Pg. 18Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 18Pg. 19Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 19Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KogyoPg. 20Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 20 -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Robert O. Muller Collection -
Type
Print -
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