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Album of sample prints labeled as "Squares", Vol. 1 of 12

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At A Glance

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

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: 1

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 1

Pg. 2

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 2

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko

Pg. 3

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 3

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Zeshin

Pg. 4

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 4

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Yoshikuni

Pg. 5

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 5

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson

Pg. 6

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 6

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko

Pg. 7

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 7

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Chikudo

Pg. 8

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 8

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Yoshikuni

Pg. 9

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 9

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson

Pg. 10

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 10

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Seiko

Pg. 11

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 11

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Chikuseki

Pg. 12

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 12

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Zeshin

Pg. 13

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 13

Pg. 14

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 14

Pg. 15

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 15

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko

Pg. 16

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 16

Pg. 17

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 17

Pg. 18

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 18

Pg. 19

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 19

Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Kogyo

Pg. 20

Rubberstamped 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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