Object Details
Artist
Nomura Yoshikuni 野村美邦 (1855-1903)
Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)
Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)
Tsukioka Kogyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927)
Chikuseki II (active 1900-1950)
Publisher
Daikokuya
Description
Vol. IX of XII (Vol. X now missing) from a set of print sample albums. Daikokuya, Tokyo publisher. Paper label affixed to front cover of each, inscribed in ink: "Squares". Each volume with (originally) 20 prints by various artists (some prints now removed or missing).
The album is numbered on the cover with a rubberstamp as to its place in the series. However, the prints are numbered consecutively through the whole set of albums: 1 through 240. This is done with a rubberstamp on the album page above each print.
Inscriptions
Paper label affixed to front cover, inscribed in ink: "Squares". Rubberstamped at lower left corner of label: 9
Pg. 161
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 161
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Yoshikuni
Pg. 162
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 162
Pg. 163
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 163
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Yoshikuni
Pg. 164
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 164
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson
Pg. 165
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 165
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko
Pg. 166
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 166
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson
Pg. 167
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 167
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Zeshin
Pg. 168
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 168
Pg. 169
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 169
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Kogyo
Pg. 170
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 170
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Chikuseki
Pg. 171
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 171
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko
Pg. 172
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 172
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson
Pg. 173
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 173
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Zeshin
Pg. 174
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 174
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Yoshikuni
Pg. 175
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 175
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko
Pg. 176
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 176
Pg. 177
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 177
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koga
Pg. 178
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 178
Pg. 179
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 179
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Chikuseki
Pg. 180
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 180
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 180
Provenance
To 2003
Robert O. Muller
From 2003
National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution by bequest from Robert O. Muller [1]
Notes:
[1] Accessioned on December 14, 2003. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file. From 2003-2023, the object was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)
Credit Line
Robert O. Muller Collection
Date
ca. 1930s
Period
Showa era
Accession Number
S2003.8.3741.9
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Print
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 26.7 x 28.5 cm (10 1/2 x 11 1/4 in)
Origin
Japan
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National Museum of Asian Art
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Showa era (1926 - 1989)
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_S2003.8.3741.9