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Kawanabe Kyōsai

Kyosai's idle drawings: Vol. 1

Description

Maker

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889)
Inada Genkichi (Japanese), publisher

Title

Kyosai's idle drawings: Vol. 1

Period

Meiji

Year

1881

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

11.8 x 17.8 x 0.8 cm (4 5/8 x 7 x 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Signature: Gako Kawanabe Toiku

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.404

Type

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Tombstone

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831-1889)
Inada Genkichi (Japanese), publisher
Kyosai's idle drawings: Vol. 1, 1881
woodcut illustrated book with embossed paper wrappers, sewn
11.8 x 17.8 x 0.8 cm (4 5/8 x 7 x 5/16 inches)
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 31.404

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