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Kawamura Kihō

Kihō’s Sketchbook (Kihō gafu)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Kihō’s Sketchbook (Kihō gafu)
Bird on a Flowering Plum Tree

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1827

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

mica (mineral), ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

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.

Signature: Shuyokan Kiho

Seals: Artist's seal | Nanzan-o

Identification

Edition

First

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.39.6

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

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
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004

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Tombstone

Kawamura Kihō (Japanese, 1778-1852), author
Bunchodo (Japanese), publisher
Kihō’s Sketchbook (Kihō gafu); Bird on a Flowering Plum Tree, 1827
Woodcut illustrated book with mica-stencilled paper wrappers
25.7 x 17.5 x 1.1 cm (10 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 7/16 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2003.39.6

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