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Ehon kame no oyama 絵本亀之尾山

Object Details

Collection
Freer Study Collection
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 (1671-1751)
Publisher
Hishiya Jihe 菱屋治兵衛
Block carver
Niwa Shobe 丹羽庄兵衛
Date
1747 (Enkyo 4)
Period
Edo period
Credit Line
Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Museum as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
Medium
Woodblock printed; ink on paper; paper covers
Dimensions
H x W x D (Vols. 1-3 each): 22.4 x 15.9 x 0.5 cm (8 13/16 x 6 1/4 x 3/16 in)
Type
Book
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