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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.559
People
Illustrations traditionally attributed to Nonoguchi Ryūho, Japanese (1595 - 1669)
Calligraphy by Asakura Jūken, Japanese (active circa mid 17th century)
Title
Illustrated Story of Children (Koyasu monogatari) in Two Volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Koyasu monogatari
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, handscroll
Date
Edo period, circa 1650s
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192084

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two handscrolls; ink, color, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions
Image: H. 32.3 cm x W. 3682.0 cm (12 11/16 x 1449 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: seal of Shōō on illustration

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.559
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Koida Tomoko 恋田知子, "Koyasu Monogatari" kou — shohon to tenkyo — 『子やす物語』考 : 諸本と典拠 [A Study of Koyasu Monogatari: The Extant Texts and Sources], Geibun Kenkyū (Tokyo), vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 43-59, p. 52

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