Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages) / Sakai Hôitsu

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Accession Number
1968/2.55
Title
Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages)
Artist
Sakai Hôitsu
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1761-1828
Object Creation Date
circa 1800-1828
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Kanto (region)
Tokyo (metropolis)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 3
Kanto (region)
Creation Place 4
Tokyo (metropolis)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement
Rimpa
Dimensions
44.93 cm x 29.85 cm (17 11/16 in. x 11 3/4 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
album
Physical Description
An album of 28 pages. Cover is brown with a faded image at the center, possibly of leaves on an off-white background. The inside of the album primarily contains hand-written text, though some of the text has faded images in the background, and some of the pages are completely images. The first page depicts a seated man in formal attire. and across from him is a seperate painting of a landscape with green mountains. Other images contained within are of various topics with various colors and styles.
Subject Matter
This twenty-seven leaf album contains letters, drafts of poems, and some sketches by Sakai Hôitsu. Many of the letters are addressed to his assistants, giving them detailed painting instructions, sometimes with sketches, and reminding them of their deadlines.
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Record
1968/2.55
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"Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages); Sakai Hôitsu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1968-sl-2.55/1968_2.55cov.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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