Image
Description
Maker
- Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1831-1889, Japanese
- Inada Genkichi, Japanese, publisher
Title
Kyosai's idle drawings: Vol. 1
Year
1881
Medium
woodcut illustrated book with embossed paper wrappers, sewn
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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11.8 x 17.8 x .8 cm (4 5/8 x 7 x 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription on first page (with script), top right in pencil: Kyosai Dongwa; in same hand, on inside of back cover, top left in pencil: -Y.2; in same hand on last page, top center in pencil: Kyosai[illegible] Mr. La FargeRectangular label on front cover, top right with inscription in ink: [Japanese characters]. Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right corner with inscription in ink: 31.404/Kyosai
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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31.404
Use
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