唐土訓蒙図彙|Illustrated Encyclopedia of China (Morokoshi kinmō zui)
1719; preface dated 1718
Medium
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall (vol. 1): 11 1/16 × 10 3/16 × 9/16 in. (28.1 × 25.8 × 1.5 cm) Overall (vol. 2): 11 1/16 × 10 1/8 × 13/16 in. (28.1 × 25.7 × 2 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
JIB121a, b
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Tachibana Morikuni · 1679–1748
Tachibana Morikuni (1679–1748) was a prominent Japanese painter, print artist, and illustrator active in Osaka during the Edo period. Born into the Naramura family with personal names including Sōbei and Chikara, he also used artist names such as Uzei, Gosoken, and Benji. He is best known for his versatile contributions to woodblock-printed illustrated books that combined educational content with ...