Covers of 7 closed books Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Covers of 7 closed books Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.355
People
Published by Suminokura Soan, Japanese (1571 - 1632)
Title
Printed Nō Plays with Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu (Kōetsu-bon Yōkyoku) in 7 volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kōetsu-bon Yōkyoku
Classification
Books
Work Type
book
Date
Late Momoyama to Early Edo period, circa 1615
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/97353

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Seven thread-bound, woodblock-printed books; ink on slightly colored paper with mica designs
Dimensions
H. 24.1 x W. 18.7 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.355
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John M. Rosenfield, Fumiko Cranston, and Edwin A. Cranston, The Courtly Tradition in Japanese Art and Literature: Selections from the Hofer and Hyde Collections, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), Cat. No. 87(?) / pp. 256-258
  • John M. Rosenfield, The Japanese Courtier: Painting, Calligraphy, and Poetry from the Fogg Art Museum, the Philip Hofer Collection (With a Complementary Selection of Lacquers and Other Arts of Japan from the Collection of F. Bailey Vanderhoef, Jr.), exh. cat., Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, CA, 1980), Cat. No. 19(?) / p. 34 (not illustrated)

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