Meiji prints
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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
Provenance: Artelino