Chigusa (volume 1)
Artist
Kamisaka Sekka(Japanese, 1866–1942)Japanese, 1866–1942
Publisher
Unsôdô(founded 1891)founded 1891
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Chigusa (volume 1)
- A Thousand Grasses
Date1903 (Meiji 36)
Printed inKyoto, Japan
MediumWoodblock printed book; ink, metallic ink, and color on paper
DimensionsBlock (each): 9 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (23.8 × 34 cm)
Sheet (each): 9 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (23.5 × 34 cm)
Sheet (each): 9 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (23.5 × 34 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment, Nanako and Dale Tingleaf, the Tachibana Fund for Japanese Art, and Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Object number2010.1385.1
Non exposé
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Exhibition HistoryKamisaka Sekka Rimpa Master - Pioneer of Modern Design", Kyoto/Birmingham AL; The Asahi Shimbun; 2003.
Published References Jack Hillier, "The Art of the Japanese Book", London, 1987; vol. II, pp. 975-981. "The Age of Yoshitoshi", Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1990; pp. 92-94. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cover, recto: inscribed in ink, upper right: [inscription]
Cover, recto: inscribed in ink, upper center: [Chigusa, one]
Cover, recto: inscribed in ink, left center: [inscription, possibly artist signature]
Cover, recto: inscribed in ink, upper center: [Chigusa, one]
Cover, recto: inscribed in ink, left center: [inscription, possibly artist signature]
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