Album of sample woodblock prints of birds

Album of prints. Cloth covered Album with 40 individually mounted prints of birds and other scenes, mounted on black board. Cover has commercially printed image of geisha’s crossing a bridge over a patterned cloth. Prints not signed or sealed.

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Maker(s)
Publisher: Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi 松木平吉
Historical period(s)
Edo period to Meiji era, 19th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; cloth-covered album
Dimensions
Album H x W x D: 36.5 x 27 x 2.5 cm (14 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 1 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Robert O. Muller Collection
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2003.8.3753
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Print
Type

Album

Keywords
bird, Edo period (1615 - 1868), fish, gafu, Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), Robert O. Muller collection
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Album of prints. Cloth covered Album with 40 individually mounted prints of birds and other scenes, mounted on black board. Cover has commercially printed image of geisha's crossing a bridge over a patterned cloth. Prints not signed or sealed.

Inscription(s)

Inside inscribed: Daikokuya / H, Matsuki / Nihonbashi / Tokyo, Japan

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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