金工絵 Copy book of Toshiyoshi (also called Kōsō, Seijō, or Toshinaga)

Author 紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi Japanese

late 19th century

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Sword-fitting maker Murasakibara Toshiyoshi's copybook consists of hundreds of pen-and-ink sketches that have been cut out and pasted to 120 pages. Several sheets bear dates between 1865 and 1884. Toshiyoshi, who went by the artist names Kōsō and Ryūganshi, was one of the best students of Tanaka Kiyotoshi (1804–1876), a self-taught Edo-based artist who went on to establish one of the largest and most important schools of sword-fitting making in Japanese history.

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Title: 金工絵 Copy book of Toshiyoshi (also called Kōsō, Seijō, or Toshinaga)
Author: 紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi (Japanese, born 1829)
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Ink on bound paper
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Books & Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of Herman A.E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1937
Object Number: 37.146.1
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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