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Or 17024
- Record Id:
- 032-004251459
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004251459
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100144620044.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 17024
- Title:
- [Echigoya album of Japanese textile designs]
- Scope & Content:
-
An untitled album of textile designs containing 35 water-colour illustrations depictingdifferent flower patterns. One design covers two pages and depicts phoenixesand flowers, sprinkled in gold. Hand-written captions in Japanese.
The name Echigoya Magobē 越後屋孫兵衛 is written on theinside of the rear cover. Echigoya was a large gofukuya 呉服屋 (kimono shop), foundedin 1673 in Nihonbashi (Edo/Tokyo), which was later incorporated into theMitsukoshi department store.
This manual probablyfunctioned as a guide or catalogue for clients, providing different designsfor ordering kimonos, obi belts or other types of textiles.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Japanese manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004251459", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 17024: [Echigoya album of Japanese textile designs]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004251459
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004251459
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (18 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Scripts:
- Japanese
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 1750-1800
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Japan
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Format: Ink and colour on paper.Dimensions: 210 x 31 mm.Binding: Original blind-pressed blue paper covers.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Charlotte du Rietz Rare Books, Stockholm ( Catalogue 58 item 16) 22 January 2022..
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Design -- Japan
Textile fabrics -- Japan.