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Spring Brocades, A Picture Book (Ehon haru no nishiki)

Printing Block
1771
Artist/Maker
Suzuki Harunobu (artist)
Place of origin
Japan

Printing block for Spring Brocades, a Picture Book by Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770), Japan, possibly 1771.


Object details

Category
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Printing block
TitleSpring Brocades, A Picture Book (Ehon haru no nishiki) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood
Cut
Brief description
Printing block for Spring Brocades, a Picture Book by Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770), Japan, possibly 1771.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.0cm (average for group) (Note: From catalogue, Tools and Materials Illustrating the Japanese Method of Printmaking, E.F. Strange, 1913)
  • Width: 27.3cm (average for group) (Note: From catalogue, Tools and Materials Illustrating the Japanese Method of Printmaking, E.F. Strange, 1913)
Credit line
Presented by J. S. Happer, Esq.
Object history
Given by John Stewart Happer, accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.2168-1909

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O490271/spring-brocades-a-picture-book-printing-block-suzuki-harunobu/
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