illustrated book;
print
- Museum number
- 1979,0305,0.268
- Title
- Object: Suiseki gafu, nihen 水石画譜, 二編 (Suiseki's Picture-album, part II)
- Description
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Illustrated book. One volume. Second of two in a series. Flowers, birds and still life. Colour woodblock-printed. Sealed.
- Production date
- 1820
- Dimensions
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Height: 25.80 centimetres (covers)
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Width: 17.70 centimetres (covers)
- Curator's comments
- Hillier and Smith 1980
In this volume Suiseki confined himself to flowers, birds and still life, and, aided by print-makers of exceptional understanding, produced a work of which every page has the stamp of genius.
Literature:
Brown, Louise Norton, 'Block Printing and Book Illustration in Japan', London and New York, 1924, p. 93.
Holloway, Owen E, 'Graphic Art of Japan: The Classical School', London, 1957, no. 52.
Hillier, J, 'The Uninhibited Brush. Japanese Art in the Shijo Style', London, 1974, ch. IX.
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. 506.
- Location
- On display (G93/dc6/sE)
- Acquisition date
- 1979
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1979,0305,0.268
- Additional IDs
-
Previous owner/ex-collection number: JH.268 (Hillier no.)
