Bunpō gafu

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Maker(s): Artist: Kawamura Bunpō 河村文鳳 (1779 - 1821); Publisher: Yoshida Shinbē 吉田新兵衛

Historical period(s): Edo period, 1807 (Bunka 4)

Medium: Woodblock printed; ink and color on paper; paper covers

Dimensions: H x W x D: 26.3 x 17.9 x 1.5 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 9/16 in)

Geography: Japan

Credit Line: Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)

Collection: Gerhard Pulverer collection

Accession Number: FSC-GR-780.278

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Book

Type: Book

Keywords: Edo period (1615 - 1868), Gerhard Pulverer collection, Japan

Provenance: Provenance information is currently unavailable

Previous Owner(s): Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer

Published References

Kokusho somokuroku. 9 vols., , 2nd ed. Tokyo, 1993-1995. p. 178.
Toda Kenji. Descriptive Catalogue of Japanese and Chinese Illustrated Books in the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago. p. 384.

Collection Area(s): Japanese Art

Web Resources: The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book; Google Cultural Institute

Rights Statement: Copyright with museum

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