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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 7336 Mitsui konomi miyako no nishiki
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7336
- Creators:
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Mizuno, Toshikata, 1866-1908
- Dates:
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1905-1906
- Languages:
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Titles are in bothJapaneseandEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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1 VolumeSilk-covered accordion book7 x 9.75 inches12 Printscolored woodcuts85 x 12 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 7336
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a silk-covered accordian book of thirteen (13) color woodcut prints from the series "Brocade Pictures from the Capital". This series of designs was commissioned by the Japanese department store Mitsui in 1898 and published by Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeidō). The prints were re-issued in 1905-06. The prints in this collection have English titles and appear to date from 1905-1906. In twelve images, women and girls are shown in different surroundings and activities, dressed according to the season. The title page contains an image of the table of contents written on an open notebook wth a basket of various flowers in the background.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Toshikata Mizuno (1866-108) was a painter and illustrator best known for genre subjects treated in a modified ukiyo-e manner with Shijō style. Toshikata was born in Edo (Tokyo) and began his study of ukiyo-e at the age of fourteen. In 1887, he joined the newspaper Yamato shinbun as an illustrator. He also produced several lithographs for the literary magazine Shinshosetsu and senso-e (war prints) during the Sino-Japanese war. In 1900 he organized a group of painter friends, called Ugōkai, and aimed at improving the art of ukiyo-e. Toshikata died in Tokyo in April 1908.
Administration
Custodial History
Collected in Japan in 1945 or 1946 by Elennore C. Sullivan. Sullivan donated it to the Smithsonian in 1968. The item was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives by Chang-su Houchins, July 1983.
Processing Information
Information and translations furnished by Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology. She consulted Laurance P. Roberts, A dictionary of Japanese artists, 1976, and Noritake Tsuda, Handbook of Japanese art, 1976. Date of drawings from Woodblock kuchi-e prints : reflections of Meiji culture by Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation
MS 7336 Mitsui konomi miyako no nishiki, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Related Materials
Related Materials
Objects donated with this item, including silk cloth and sandals, are held by the Department of Anthropology Collections (Acc 276682).
More Information
Variant Titles
Variant Titles
Select Mitsui designs (or city fashions)
Brocades of the Capital, Mitsui-style
The seasons and their fashions
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA INV 08820900
MNH-Ethnology Accession Number 276,682
MNH-Ethnology Catalog Number 409,542
Keywords
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Japan | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
East Asia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fashion illustrations | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Woodcuts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ukiyoe | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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