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Painting Book (Kōso gafu)

Book
1832 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Illustrated book


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePainting Book (Kōso gafu) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock printing on paper
Brief description
Woodblock printed book, Painting Book, by Shōsō Koji (active early 1800s), Japan, 1832.
Physical description
Illustrated book
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.9cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Copy number
1 volume
Marks and inscriptions
后素画譜 こうそがふ
Translation
Painting Book
Transliteration
Kōso gafu
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
Accession number
E.14827-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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