PrintsJapanese19th century

Kōrin gafu (Kōrin Picture Album)

1802

Artists

Nakamura Hōchū 中村芳中Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book (28 detached leaves); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

each sheet: 27.1 x 39 cm (10 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby, London, lot 186 (1993), sold; [through Robert G. Sawers, London (1993)], to; Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg, Bethesda, MD (1993-2018), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

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