Image

Nakamura Hōchū

Blind man's bluff (Mekakushi asobi)

Description

Maker

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Tampankan (Japanese), printer

Title

Blind man's bluff (Mekakushi asobi)
Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin)

Period

Meiji

Year

1802

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 26.2 x 37.9 cm (10 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches)

Identification

Edition

First edition published 1802; this is from a reprinted edition of the late 19th-early 20th century

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1322

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Korin Gafu and the Rimpa Tradition in Japanese Printmaking
Mar 08, 2002 – Jun 02, 2002
Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century
Jun 02, 1994 – Jul 28, 1994
Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century
Jan 18, 1991 – Mar 10, 1991

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Tombstone

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Tampankan (Japanese), printer
Blind man's bluff (Mekakushi asobi); Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin), 1802
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 26.2 x 37.9 cm (10 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1322

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