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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2020.20
People
Furuya Kôrin (1875 - 1910)
Title
Shasei sōka moyō (Patterns of Flowers and Grasses from Life)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 写生草花模様
Classification
Books
Work Type
book
Date
1907
Period
Meiji era, 1868-1912
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/368474

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock printed book in two volumes; ink and color with metallic pigments on paper
Dimensions
ohon: H. 25 × W. 18 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Akao Shoubundou, Kyoto (by 2018)], sold; to [The Boston Book Company, Jamaica, Plain, MA (by 2018-2020)], sold; to The Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the Ralph C. Marcove International Understanding Through Arts and Crafts Foundation
Accession Year
2020
Object Number
2020.20
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two-volume wood-block printed design album (zuanchō) featuring floral designs by Kyoto designer Furuya Kōrin, printed by Unsōdō.

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