Artist/Designer

Sara Eugenia Blake

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Commissioned for

Sara Eugenia Blake

Signed

Yes

Description

Etched bookplate on red-washed paper, in red ink, made for Sara Eugenia Blake. It depicts two women in Japanese dress inside, both with heads bowed. One kneeling woman reads, the other bends over to light a lamp. A river and tree are shown in the background. "Oriental after Suzuki Harunobu (1943)" is written on the back.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

1943

Object Size

12.3 X 10 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA165

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

2022-08-19

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

0.54MB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\JPEG Images\BA165.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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