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Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一

Ōson’s Picture Album (鶯邨画譜 Ōson gafu), Edo Period

Maker

  • Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一
  • Matsuzawa Rōsen

Title

Ōson’s Picture Album (鶯邨画譜 Ōson gafu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and colors

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Woodblock printed book

Techniques

  • Woodblock printed book

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

27.3 x 18.6 x 1 cm (10 3/4 x 7 5/16 x 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Inscription on inside of back cover, bottom right in pencil: Hoitsu



Label: Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.408/Hoitsu


Seals: Red square seal stamped on last page, bottom left.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Books

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.408

Ōson’s Picture Album (鶯邨画譜 Ōson gafu)

Marks: Inscription on inside of back cover, bottom right in pencil: Hoitsu



Label: Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.408/Hoitsu


Seals: Red square seal stamped on last page, bottom left.

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

A Medley of Irises

June 13 - November 29, 2026

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

Korin Gafu and the Rimpa Tradition in Japanese Printmaking

March 8 - June 2, 2002

Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century

June 2 - July 28, 1994

Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century

January 18 - March 10, 1991
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