Meiji prints
| Design: | Ikeda Shōen (1886-1917) | |||||
| Print title: | Title page/Table of contents | |||||
| Album/series title: | Yaekasumi (Multilayered mist) | |||||
| Size: | 21.0 x 30.7 cm | |||||
| Original woodblock print | ||||||
| Photography: | Jacques Commandeur |
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This print displays the title and table of contents of the Yaekasumi album, including the titles of the twelve prints.
Series title in second column from the right, followed by the word Index in third column from the right:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| や | ya | ||
| へ | he | ||
| か | ka | ||
| す | su | ||
| み | mi | Multilayered mist | |
| 目 | moku | eye | |
| 録 | roku | record | Index |
The last column from the right contains the firm name of the publisher:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 滑 | katsu | slide | |
| 稽 | kei | think | |
| 堂 | dō | temple | Kokkeidō |
| 梓 | azusa | woodblock printing | woodblock printing |
Followed by a red seal with the name of the publisher:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| あ | a | ||
| き | ki | ||
| や | ya | ||
| 万 | man | ten thousand | Akiyama |
And a red seal with the name of the carver:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 彫 | ho(ru) | carve | |
| 匠 | shō | artisan | Carver: |
| 宗 | mune | religion | |
| 岡 | oka | hill | Muneoka |
References
- Merritt, Helen, and Yamada, Nanako (1992). Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900 - 1975. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.
- Narazaki, Muneshige, ed. (1990). Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Western collections. The Robert O. Muller Collection. Tokyo: Kodansha International.
- Newland, Amy Reigle, and Shinji, Hamanaka (2000). The female image. Leiden: Hotei Publishing.
Provenance: Artelino