Title:
Illustrated Book of Floral Arrangements in the Mishō Style
Artist:
Mishōsai Kōho (Japanese, 1791–1861)
Period:
Edo (1615–1868)–Shôwa period (1926–89)
Date:
possibly 1931
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Monochrome woodblock printed book
Dimensions:
a: 8 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 1/4 in. (21.9 × 14.9 × 0.6 cm)
b: 8 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 3/16 in. (21.9 × 14.9 × 0.5 cm)
c: 9 × 6 3/16 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.7 × 0.6 cm)
d: 9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)
e: 9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)
f: 10 × 7 1/4 × 3/8 in. (25.4 × 18.4 × 1 cm)
g: 10 × 7 1/4 × 3/8 in. (25.4 × 18.4 × 1 cm)
h: 10 × 7 1/8 × 3/8 in. (25.4 × 18.1 × 1 cm)
i: 10 1/8 × 7 × 1/2 in. (25.7 × 17.8 × 1.3 cm)
j: 12 1/8 × 8 5/8 × 3/8 in. (30.8 × 21.9 × 1 cm)
Classification:
Illustrated Books
Credit Line:
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1960
Accession Number:
JIB175a–j