Image

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Gajo

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

pattern book

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

first half 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

28.3 x 19.7 x 0.5 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 3/16 inches) Greatest height; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Rectangular label affixed to front cover, top left corner with an inscription in ink: [Japanese characters]

[text and poems]
in embossed paper covers with title slip with faint black inscription "Tamatebako" (Treasure boxes) although the designs relate to kimono, not accessory boxes as the title would imply

Seals: Red stamp along the inside front cover, bottom left corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

49.428

Type

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
pattern book, first half 1800s
ink and color on paper bound in embossed brown paper
28.3 x 19.7 x 0.5 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 3/16 inches) Greatest height; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Museum Collection 49.428

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