Object details
Object number
m.2.32
Creator(s)
Title
Kachikachi-yama [and] Hanasakajiji
Date
1917
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Japanese
Publication Place
Tokyo
Binding Description
Yellow textile binding with red and black lettering and decoration on front cover, back cover, and spine.
Description
1 vol., 69 and 49 p., illus., 12°
Dimensions
19.5 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, reverse): To / Mrs. Gardner /
岸田劉生 /
千九百一七年 /
十二月十四日
[KISHIDA Ryūsei
1917
December 14th]
Provenance
Gift from the Japanese illustrator Kishida Ryusei to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 December 1917.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Susan Sinclair and Philip B. Eppard. Catalogue of Children’s Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner (Boston, 1988), p. 47.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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