H x W (closed): 26.7 x 28.5 cm (10 1/2 x 11 1/4 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
ca. 1930s
Period:
Showa era
Description:
Vol. III of XII (Vol. X now missing) from a set of print sample albums.Daikokuya, Tokyo publisher. Paper label affixed to front cover of each, inscribed in ink: "Squares". Each volume with (originally) 20 prints by various artists (some prints now removed or missing).
The album is numbered on the cover with a rubberstamp as to its place in the series. However, the prints are numbered consecutively through the whole set of albums: 1 through 240. This is done with a rubberstamp on the album page above each print.
Inscriptions:
Paper label affixed to front cover, inscribed in ink: "Squares". Rubberstamped at lower left corner of label: 3
Pg. 41
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 41
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson
Pg. 42
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 42
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Seiko
Pg. 43
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 43
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Kogyo
Pg. 44
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 44
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Kogyo
Pg. 45
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 45
Pg. 46
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 46
Pg. 47
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 47
Pg. 48
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 48
Pg. 49
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 49
Pg. 50
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 50
Pg. 51
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 51
Pg. 52
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 52
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson
Pg. 53
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 53
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Kansetsu
Pg. 54
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 54
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Koson
Pg. 55
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 55
Pg. 56
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 56
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Kogyo
Pg. 57
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 57
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Gekko
Pg. 58
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 58
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Chikuseki
Pg. 59
Rubberstamped at top center of album page: 59
Written on bottom of page, most probably by Robert Muller: Seiko
