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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. After Suzuki Harunobu, it depicts two women in Japanese dress, 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. It is a copy of Harunobu's 'Andon-no Yushu - Evening Glow in the Paper-Covered Night-Light'.
Condition
Affixed on cardstock paper.
Object Type
Bookplate
Language
English
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
2021-12-06 00:00
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
473 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc (\\Otay.sandiego.edu\Dept17)(S:)Bkplate_Art_Blake-S006.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 two women, one reading, one lighting a lamp" (1943). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 6.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/6