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Collections

Pattern Book (hinagata-bon)Meiji period (1868 -1912), 1899

Not on view
Worn Japanese stab-bound book cover in mottled olive paper with a vertical cursive Japanese script label and a small printed label reading "18"
Album leaf with large Chinese cursive-script calligraphy in black ink on aged cream paper, six characters arranged in two columns, with a small red seal impression in the upper right corner.
Bound manuscript with aged cream pages; left page features flowing Japanese kana calligraphy in brush ink; right page shows larger brushed characters with two red square collector's seals.
Bound book open to a cream-colored page with bold Chinese calligraphy in cursive script, featuring two red square seal impressions in the upper right corner.
Japanese woodblock print depicting a flat black surface with a meandering pale blue stream, small white rectangular objects at its edge, and silhouetted grasses and wildflowers rising against a pale ground; vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy at left.
Japanese woodblock print with a predominantly black composition; a pale human skull rests among sparse grasses at center, with a faint green diagonal line; ghostly figures rendered in muted gold emerge from dark clouds in the upper right; vertical column of Japanese text at left margin.
Japanese woodblock print from a bound album, depicting an otter or small animal crouching among tall grasses beneath drooping willow branches, rendered in ink tones of black, gray, and white; vertical column of Japanese text at right margin.
Japanese woodblock print from an album page depicting a kosode garment design: the collar and shoulders show stylized ocean waves in black and white with a leaping rabbit silhouette, a pale rising sun on the horizon, and a purple upper border with scattered blossoms. Vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy at left.
Woodblock-printed plate from an open Japanese illustrated book, depicting a black garment design with white flowering trees and a flock of cranes in flight; white brushstroke lines curve across the lower portion; vertical column of Japanese text at right margin.
Woodblock-printed book page showing a kimono design in pale blue and white, decorated with bare willow branches and two bats in flight, a spider web in the upper right corner; horizontal line of Japanese text above the design.
Japanese woodblock-printed book opened to a double-page spread depicting a snow scene with small birds among stylized black and blue snow-covered rocks, viewed through green-striped bamboo blinds with a decorative tassel; white flecks suggest falling snow; vertical column of Japanese calligraphy at left margin.
Japanese woodblock print in a bound volume, depicting a night scene with snow-covered foliage in deep black, striped blinds or sudare in green and gray, and colorful robes visible at upper left; white spatter suggesting falling snow; horizontal column of Japanese text above the image.
Woodblock-printed book spread with aged cream pages, depicting two hanging textile panels suspended from a horizontal rod. The left panel shows a green geometric-patterned fabric with an orange tassel and an inset painted vignette. The right panel displays a vibrant design of orange, purple, and green maple leaves above chrysanthemums in yellow and pink. A sword with a red braided cord and tassel hangs at right. Vertical column of Japanese characters at left margin.
Woodblock-printed album page depicting layered kimono textiles and a low lacquered koto stand; fabrics show orange maple leaf, green chrysanthemum, and crane-on-red patterns, with a blue silk cord and red tassel; Japanese characters inscribed along the lower edge.
Unknown, Pattern Book (hinagata-bon)
Title
Pattern Book (hinagata-bon)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Meiji period (1868 -1912), 1899
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Closed: 13 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (34.93 × 24.77 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Rich
Accession Number
M.2021.232.287
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles