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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1988.455
People
Studio of Ikeno Taiga 池大雅, Japanese (Kyoto 1723 - 1776)
Inscriptions by Tomioka Tessai, Japanese
Title
Sketchbook of Ike Taiga (Taigado gafu)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Taigado gafu
Classification
Prints
Work Type
book
Date
Late Edo period, mid-late 19th century (1st edition published 1803)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201058

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock-printed book in one thread-bound volume; ink and colors on paper, with printed introduction dated to 1804 and with printed signature reading "Kōtei-rōjin"
Dimensions
28.5 x 18.8 cm (11 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Kōtei-rōjin

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art
Accession Year
1988
Object Number
1988.455
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Inscriptions by Tomioka Tessai

Publication History

  • "Acquisitions", Director's Report (Harvard University Art Museums) (1988/1989), 36-44, p. 39.
  • Felice Fischer and Kyoko Kinoshita, Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, 2007), Cat. no. 145 illustrated on p. 275 and with text entry on p. 438.

Exhibition History

  • Chinese and Japanese Painting of the Early Modern Era, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/27/1993 - 07/04/1993
  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes, and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting (1997), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997
  • Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001
  • Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 04/29/2007 - 07/22/2007

Verification Level

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