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Kawamura Kihō, author

Kihō’s Sketchbook (Kihō gafu), 1827

Description

Maker

Kawamura Kihō, 1778-1852, Japanese, author
Bunchodo, Japanese, publisher

Title

Kihō’s Sketchbook (Kihō gafu)

Year

1827

Medium

Woodcut illustrated book with mica-stencilled paper wrappers

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

hand sewn

Supports

paper

Dimensions

25.7 x 17.5 x 1.1 cm (10 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on inside of left side cover (when open), top left corner in pencil:$RMDr 6904New blue-cloth binder bears Isseido label on inside of top (right side when open) cover , top right corner.

Identification

Edition

First

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.39.6

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

There is a classic literary association made between the first song of the Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) and the plum (ume), which together indicate the New Year. Compare this rendition of a Japanese bush warbler with the two Sadanobu II prints on the wall behind you.

An Abundance of Color

March 5 - May 30, 2004

Use

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