Ônishi CHINNEN

(Japan 1792–1851)

Sonan Gafu

Location
Not on display
Place of origin
Japan
Period
Japan: Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615–1868, Tenpo era 1830–1844
Year
1834
Media
Print, Book
Medium
bound book: 29 leaves, 25 prints, colour woodcut
Dimensions
27.2 x 16.8cm leaf; 27.3 x 18.1 x 1.5cm closed book; 27.2 x 34.0cm open book :
1 - Turtles swimming in the water; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf d and leaf e
2 - (Two figures); 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf e and leaf f
3 - Cranes; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf f and leaf g
4 - (Single woman); 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf g and leaf h
5 - (Turtles' archery); 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf h and leaf i
6 - God of wealth; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf i and leaf j
7 - Camellias; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf j and leaf k
8 - Seven flowers in autumn; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf k and leaf l
9 - Bellflowers; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf l and leaf m
10 - Touting for customers; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf m and leaf n
11 - Crossing the river by a boat; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf n and leaf o
12 - Wisteria and a sparrow; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf o and leaf p
13 - Lady Murasaki; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf p and leaf q
14 - Cats; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf q and leaf r
15 - (Woman by sea); 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf r and leaf s
16 - Making tubs; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf s and leaf t
17 - A flounder; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf t and leaf u
18 - Chinese children; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf u and leaf v
19 - Doves; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf v and leaf w
20 - (Ancient noble man and woman); 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf w and leaf x
21 - Two birds and persimmon; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf x and leaf y
22 - Persimmon seller; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf y and leaf z
23 - Playing koto; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf z and leaf aa
24 - Mt. Fuji; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf aa and leaf bb
25 - God of wealth and longevity; 20.2 x 31cm; image; verso leaf bb and leaf cc
Signature & date
Signed and dated u.r. [verso leaf cc], in Japanese, ink "Tenpô mizunoe tatsu ku-gatsu/ Chinnen [ninth month of 1832/ Chinnen]".
Credit
Purchased 1980
Accession number
191.1980.a-cc