Album of woodblock prints, Volume 12 from a set of 17 volumes labeled as "Panels."

Object Details

• Artist

  Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)

  Yamamoto Shoun 山本昇雲 (1870-1965)

• Publisher

  Daikokuya

• Description

  From a set of print sample albums issued Daikokuya, Tokyo publisher. Volumes 1-17 of "Panels", each volume with (originally) 12 prints by various artists (some prints now removed or missing). Paper label attached to the cover of each volumes, inscribed in ink: "Panels."

  The volumes are each numbered on the cover label with a rubberstamped number identifying the volume number. However, the prints are numbered consectutively through the whole set of volumes: 1 through 204. Again, this number is rubberstamped on the volume page above the print.

• Inscriptions

  Paper label attached to the cover, inscribed in ink: "Panels."

  Numbered on the cover label with a rubberstamped: 12

  Pg. 133

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 50 copies wanted W

  KOSON 52 [within circle}

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 133

  Pg. 134

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: SHO-UN

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 134

  Pg. 135

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 135

  Pg. 136

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 136

  Pg. 137

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 50 copies wanted

  111 [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 137

  Pg. 138

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 25 copies 104

  [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 138

  Pg. 139

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 108 [within circle]

  KOSON

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 139

  Pg. 140

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 109 [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 140

  Pg. 141

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 100 copies wanted

  118 or 119 121

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 141

  Pg. 142

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: SHOUN 87 [within

  circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 142

  Pg. 143

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 53 [within circle]

  KOSON

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 143

  Pg. 144

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: SHOUN

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: SHOUN

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Robert O. Muller Collection

• Type

  Print

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1950s

• Name

  Daikokuya, Yamamoto, Shoun, Ohara, Koson

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Trees, Vine, Art, Hunting, Autumn, Snow, Persimmon, Robert O. Muller collection, Gafu, Birds, Eagles, Monkeys, Hawk, Pine tree, Hen, Peacock, Iris, Rain, Animals, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Cherry tree, Crow, Japanese Art, Rooster

• Culture

  Japanese, Turks

• Object Type

  Prints