2005.94: Book of Paintings by Kimpaen (Kimpaen gafu)
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.94
- People
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Kawamura Bunpō 河村文鳳, Japanese (1779 - 1821)
- Title
- Book of Paintings by Kimpaen (Kimpaen gafu)
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Kimpaen gafu
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- book
- Date
- Late Edo period, published 1820
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period, 1615-1868
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/20925
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 17 x 1.4 cm (10 1/4 x 6 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: (printed) "Kawamura Bumpō" (preface) & "Bumpō Yūmō"; relief seal: "Nanzanju"
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous gift in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.94
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Thread-bound woodblock-printed book in "ōbon" format; ink and color on paper with printed signatures reading "Kawamura Bumpō" (preface) and "Bumpō Yūmō"; with impressed, gourd-shaped, red, relief seal reading "Nanzanju"; and with dyed and embossed paper covers
Verification Level
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