Album of sample prints, Vol. II of XII (Vol. X missing)
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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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
S2003.8.3741.2 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.3741.2
Object Details
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Artist
Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)Chikuseki II (active 1900-1950)Okuhara Seiko 奥原晴湖 (1837-1913)Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)Tobari Kogan (1882-1927)Nomura Yoshikuni 野村美邦 (1855-1903) -
Publisher
Daikokuya -
Description
Vol. 2 of 12 (Vol. 10 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: 2Pg. 21Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 21Pg. 22Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 22Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KosonPg. 23Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 23Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: GekkoPg. 24Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 24Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: ChikusekiPg. 25Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 25Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KosonPg. 26Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 26Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: SeikoPg. 27Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 27Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: ZeshinPg. 28Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 28Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: SeikoPg. 29Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 29Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: YoshikuniPg. 30Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 30Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KogaPg. 31Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 31Pg. 32Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 12Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KosonPg. 33Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 33Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: GekkPg. 34Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 34Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: SeikoPg. 35Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 35Pg. 36Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 36Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KogyoPg. 37Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 37Pg. 38Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 38Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: KogyoPg. 39Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 39Pg. 40Pg. 40 -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Robert O. Muller Collection -
Type
Print -
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