Album of woodblock prints, Volume 7 of 17 of "Panels."

Object Details

• Artist

  Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)

  Kikuchi Yosai 菊池容斎 (1788-1878)

  Utagawa Hiroshige III 歌川広重三世 (1843-1894)

• 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.

  In this volume, the print on the page rubberstamped "80" has been removed or is missing.

• Inscriptions

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

  Numbered on the cover label with a rubberstamped: 7

  Pg. 73

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

  13 [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 73

  Pg. 74

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 76 [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 74

  Pg. 75

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

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 75

  Pg. 76

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 76

  Pg. 77

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 41 [within circle]

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 77

  Pg. 78

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 78

  Pg. 79

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 95 [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 79

  Pg. 81

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 81

  Pg. 82

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: 99 [within circle]

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 82

  Pg. 83

  Rubber-stamped on album page above print: 83

  Pg. 84

  Written on album page above print, most probably by Robert Muller: HIROSHIGE 98

  [within circle]

  [within circle]

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Robert O. Muller Collection

• Type

  Print

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• Date

  1950s

• Name

  Daikokuya, Kikuchi, Yosai, Utagawa, Hiroshige III, Ohara, Koson

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Moon, Tadpoles, Lily, Butterflies, Stork, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Cherry tree, Finch, Frogs, Ginko tree, Boats and boating, Owl, Robert O. Muller collection, Outer space, Gafu, Birds, Grasses, Lotus, Pigeon, Tree peony, Animals, Insects, Japanese Art, Caterpillars, Sparrow, Harbors

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints