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Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
No
Description
Etched bookplate on textured, purple paper, in black ink, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. The paper features streaks of white, green, dark purple, and tan. After Okumura Masanobu, it depicts a man and woman in Japanese dress. Both seated, the man leans over the woman's shoulder, and holds with one hand the flute she is playing. There is a tree branch in blossom to the left of the figures.
Condition
Affixed on cardstock paper.
Object Type
Bookplate
Language
English
Object Size
13.5 x 9.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA176
Subject
Bookplate designers
Subject
Bookplates--Specimens
Subject
Books—Owners’ marks
Part of
Bookplate Collection of Christine Price
Donor
Christine Price
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2021-12-06 00:00
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
1,162 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc (\\Otay.sandiego.edu\Dept17)(S:)Bkplate_Art_Blake-S017.tif
Repository
Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego
Copyright
Images provided for research and reference use only. For more information please contact the University Archives/ Special Collections Department, Copley Library, University of San Diego.
Digital USD Citation
"Bookplate of a seated woman playing a flute, with a man behind her" (1951). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 17.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/17