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Ishida Ginshō
Views of Manchuria Painted by Ginshō1931

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Vertical book or album cover wrapped in steel-blue woven textile with allover black swirling wave pattern, with a handwritten Japanese paper label at left
Ink and color painting on paper, two figures in traditional Chinese dress: a standing man in a blue robe and wide-brimmed hat carrying a pole hung with fish, and a seated figure in a conical hat holding a basket. Sparse brushwork with light washes; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at left.
Small-format ink and color painting of a rural courtyard scene, with thatched and tiled stone buildings, two figures in muted garments, three pigs in the foreground, and bare trees with yellow foliage; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and red seals at lower left.
Small-format ink and watercolor painting of a coastal fishing village, with tiled-roof buildings at left and thatched structures at right, tall poles bearing small red flags along the shoreline, two small figures near the water's edge, and a boat on calm blue water in the distance; vertical Chinese characters with a red seal at upper right.
Ink and light color painting of a narrow village street scene viewed from above, with low-roofed buildings on either side. Two figures in blue robes converse at center, while smaller figures in red appear below. Vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.
Japanese ink and watercolor landscape with a flat marsh or wetland scene in warm peach and grey tones, bare winter trees scattered across the middle ground, a solid red-orange disc sun near the upper right, and vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy with a red seal at lower left.
Woodblock print of four figures in Qing-dynasty robes in a courtyard. One stands holding a drum at left; three others gather around a low table at right. Red paper banners with Chinese calligraphy flank a doorway; a large red plaque with a single Chinese character hangs above. Small bowls and objects are arranged on a mat in the foreground. Columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.
Woodblock print or ink-and-color illustration of a street scene with several figures in blue robes. At left, a vendor stands behind a decorated table beneath a signboard with Chinese characters and a painted face. A dog walks in the foreground. Other figures move through an open courtyard beside a bare tree, with a basket at lower right. Vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at lower left.
Ink and light wash painting of a multi-tiered pagoda rising above a low-roofed building, with pale green foliage at right; loose, gestural brushwork; vertical Chinese calligraphy and a red seal in the upper right corner.
Ink and light color illustration of a farmyard scene: large woven straw storage cylinders at left, a low earthen building at right, a standing figure in blue clothing beside a wooden cart, a dog crouching in the foreground, and bare trees in the background. Vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at left.
Ink and light color painting of an open-air roadside eatery, two figures in blue robes seated at a wooden table beneath a canopy, a tall stove with kettle at left, chickens in the foreground, Chinese inscription and red seal at lower left.
Ink and light wash landscape with three figures bent low in a field, a pine tree with loose brushwork at upper left, thatched buildings and pale mountain in the background, Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at lower left.
Ink and color painting on paper; a donkey rendered in loose ink wash stands tethered by a rope held by a small crouching figure in a blue robe and conical hat; sparse vegetation indicated by green brushstrokes in the foreground; faint mountain forms in the background; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.
Ink and light wash landscape on aged paper depicting a multi-tiered East Asian castle or pavilion on a hilltop, flanked by telegraph poles with wires, smaller rooftops in the foreground, and a pale circle suggesting the sun or moon in the upper right; vertical columns of Chinese or Japanese characters and a red seal at lower left.
Album leaf painting in ink and light color on paper; a junk with dark ribbed sails crosses open water at right, while a low shoreline with structures and bare trees recedes into pale blue hills in the distance; vertical Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at lower left.

Ishida Ginshō, Views of Manchuria Painted by Ginshō, 1931, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ishida Ginshō
Japan, active circa 1932
Title
Views of Manchuria Painted by Ginshō
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1931
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Color lithographic illustrated book
Dimensions
Each image: 4 9/16 x 7 in. (11.5 x 17.6 cm); Outside cover closed: 4 7/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (12.38 x 10.16 x 3.17 cm); Outside cover opened: 4 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (12.38 x 33.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown
Accession Number
AC1999.183.5.2
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art