Towadako Item Number: 1318/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print of Lake Towada. Image of a shoreline, with two hills dotted with blue and green trees as well as red bushes. There are hills depicted in the distance with a blue and white sky above.
Narrative
This print by Matsuoka Eikyū (松岡映丘; 1881 –1938) is entitled, Towadako (十和田湖; Lake Towada), from the series Yamato-e hanga – Nihon hakkei (大和絵版画 日本八景; Yamato pictures: Eight views of Japan), published by Yamato-e hanga kankō-kai (大和絵版画刊行会; Yamato-e print publishing society) in 1928.
Item History
- Made by Eikyu Matsuoka (Maker) in Japan during 1928
- Owned by Aileen P. Walker before November 9, 1988
- Received from Aileen P. Walker (Donor) on November 9, 1988
What
- Name
- Towadako
- Identification Number
- 1318/2
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 38.1 cm, width 47.2 cm
- Image
- height 29.6 cm, width 42.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Eikyu Matsuoka (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Aileen P. Walker
- Received from
- Aileen P. Walker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1928
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on November 9, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1318/0002