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Album of Sample prints, Vol. XI of XII

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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

S2003.8.3741.10
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.3741.10

Object Details

Artist

Okuhara Seiko 奥原晴湖 (1837-1913)

Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)

Nomura Yoshikuni 野村美邦 (1855-1903)

Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)

Tsukioka Kogyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927)

Chikuseki II (active 1900-1950)

Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)

Copy after Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Hashimoto Kansetsu 橋本関雪 (1883-1945)
Publisher

Daikokuya
Description

Vol. XI 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: 11

Pg. 201

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 201

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

Pg. 202

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 202

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

Pg. 203

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 203

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

Pg. 204

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 204

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

Pg. 205

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 205

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

Pg. 206

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 206

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

Pg. 207

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 207

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

Pg. 208

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 208

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

Pg. 209

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 209

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

Pg. 210

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 210

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

Pg. 211

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 211

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

Pg. 212

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 212

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

Pg. 213

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 213

Pg. 214

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 214

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

Pg. 215

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 215

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

Pg. 216

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 216

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

Pg. 217

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 217

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

Pg. 218

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 218

Pg. 219

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 219

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

Pg. 220

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 220

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 220
Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Origin

Japan
Credit Line

Robert O. Muller Collection
Type

Print
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