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Album of sample prints, Vol. IX 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

S2003.8.3741.9
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.3741.9

Object Details

Artist

Nomura Yoshikuni 野村美邦 (1855-1903)

Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)

Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)

Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)

Tsukioka Kogyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927)

Chikuseki II (active 1900-1950)
Publisher

Daikokuya
Description

Vol. IX 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: 9

Pg. 161

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 161

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

Pg. 162

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 162

Pg. 163

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 163

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

Pg. 164

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 164

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

Pg. 165

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 165

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

Pg. 166

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 166

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

Pg. 167

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 167

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

Pg. 168

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 168

Pg. 169

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 169

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

Pg. 170

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 170

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

Pg. 171

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 171

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

Pg. 172

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 172

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

Pg. 173

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 173

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

Pg. 174

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 174

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

Pg. 175

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 175

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

Pg. 176

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 176

Pg. 177

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 177

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

Pg. 178

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 178

Pg. 179

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 179

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

Pg. 180

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 180

Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 180
Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Origin

Japan
Credit Line

Robert O. Muller Collection
Type

Print
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