- Museum number
- 1979,0305,0.111.3
- Title
- Object: So Shiseki gafu 宋紫石画譜 (So Shiseki's Picture-album)
- Description
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Illustrated book. Vol. 3 from a set of three volumes. Designs demonstrating the artist's style. Partly colour, woodblock-printed.
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- Production date
- 1756
- Dimensions
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Height: 26.80 centimetres
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Width: 18 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Hillier and Smith 1980
The colour prints are experimental, with some affinity to the prints in the 'Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual' (1979, 0305, 091 and 1979, 0305, 095).
Literature:
Brown, Louise Norton, 'Block Printing and Book Illustration in Japan', London and New York, 1924, p. 114.
Holloway, Owen E, 'Graphic Art of Japan: The Classical School', London, 1957, no. 49.
Mitchell, C H, with the assistance of Ueda, Osamu, 'The Illustrated Books of the Nanga, Maruyama, Shijo and Other Related Schools of Japan. A Biobibliography', Los Angeles, 1972, p. 502.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1979
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1979,0305,0.111.3
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: JH.111 (Hillier no.)
