Postcard of Masuda Gyokujō's "Site Famous for Autumnal Maples"
artist
Masuda Gyokujō
(Japanese, 1881 - 1955)
correspondent
Rokkaku Shisui
(Hiroshima, 1867 - 1950)
Date1917
MediumChromolithograph and handwritten ink on card
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.005201
eMuseum ID719603
EmbARK ObjectID31123
TMS Source ID14701
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesPrinted in blue ink (recto, above image): 第十一回文部省美術展覽會出品
Printed in ink (verso, center): 神田美土代町壹ノ四四美術工芸会發行
[Selection from the 11th Fine Arts Exhibition of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture]
Printed in blue ink (recto, below image, right edge): 紅葉の名所 [Site Famous for Autumnal Maples]
Printed in blue ink (recto, below image, right edge): 紅葉の名所 [Site Famous for Autumnal Maples]
Printed in blue ink (recto, below image, left edge): 益田玉城氏筆 [Work by Mr. MASUDA Gyokujō]
Printed in ink (verso, upper center): CARTE POSTALE / Union Postale UniversellePrinted in ink (verso, center): 神田美土代町壹ノ四四美術工芸会發行
[Issued by the Bijutsu Kōgei-kai (Arts and Crafts Association), Kanda [Ward] Mitoshiro District 1-44]
Printed in ink (verso, right edge): 郵便はかき [Postcard]ProvenanceNotesGiven to Isabella Stewart Gardner by Rokkaku Shisui, Tokyo on 25 December 1917.
George W. Proctor
late 19th century - early 20th century
