Album of reproductions of woodblock prints of women by various artists

Object Details

• Block carver

  Katsumura

• Description

  Album of reproductions of woodblock prints of images of women by various artists. There are 42 prints in a cloth-covered accordion album. The reproductions are in reduced sizes.

• Inscriptions

  Note by donor, Robert Muller, found with album: "These reproductions were carved in wood by Katsumura, and are probably the finest line carvings that have ever been made. In 1940 Katsumura was a sick old man. I got these reproductions from S. Doi, Tokyo, a friend of K."

• Provenance

  S. Doi, Tokyo, ca. 1940 [1]

  To 2003

  Robert O. Muller

  From 2003

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, bequest of Robert O. Muller [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Handwritten note by Robert O. Muller inserted into the album.

  [2] Accessioned on December 6, 2003. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  S. Doi

  Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Robert O. Muller Collection

• Type

  Print

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1940s, 1900s

• Name

  S., Doi, Muller, Robert O.

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Robert O. Muller collection, Japanese Art, Taisho era (1912 - 1926), Woman

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints