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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.
Artist or Maker
Ishida Ginshō
Japan, active circa 1932
Title
Views of Manchuria Painted by Ginshō
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1931
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