illustrated book;
print
- Museum number
- 1979,0305,0.406
- Title
- Object: Furukuni gahai shu 旧国画俳集
- Description
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Illustrated book, folding album, print. One volume. Book of haikai verses with four-page fold-out surimono-style image of peasants on the bank of Sumida River with pine-trees in foreground; and two single-page images: one of peonies, the other of 'hototogisu' flying above herbage. Produced to commemorate the visit of Oemaru Furukuni to Edo in 1796. Cover embossed and colour-printed with chrysanthemums. Colour woodblock-printed.
- Production date
- 1796
- Dimensions
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Height: 20.50 centimetres
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Width: 14 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Hillier and Smith 1980
A rare, perhaps unique, 'kyoka' book with a four-page 'surimono'-style print, which rather unusually folds out flat.
Literature:
Hillier, J, 'The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration', London, 1980, no. 64.
'Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de Livres Japonais Illustrés Appartenant a Émile Javal. Première Partie', Catalogue by Vignier, Charles in collaboration with Densmore, M, Paris, 1927, no. 131.
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'Furikuni gahai shu' is taken from a phrase in the preface and has been suggested as an appropriate temporary title for the book (Nakano Mitsutoshi, Sept. 1994)
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2001, 30 Jan-8 Apr, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Arts of Japan: Recently repaired paintings, Ukiyo-e IV'
- Acquisition date
- 1979
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1979,0305,0.406
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: JH.406 (Hillier no.)
