Young Sea Bream from the book Gekkō Gaho

Japanese Color Woodblock Print

IHL Cat. #1812

One print from the book titled Gekkō Gaho, consisting of twelve woodblock prints, plus a table of contents page and colophon pictured below.

Table of Contents from the book in the collection of the

Freer and Sackler Galleries

Colophon (left) from the book in the collection of the

Freer and Sackler Galleries

IHL Catalog	#1812
Title or Description	Young Sea Bream かすこ鯛 [title as given in Tokyo Metropolitan Library database] kasugo tai the title shown on the left is a detail from the table of contents for the book shown above
Book	Gekkō's Artwork 月耕画圃 Gekkō gaho
Artist	Ogata Gekkō (1859-1920)
Signature	月耕 Gekkō
Seal	unread rectangular seal (see above)
Publication Date	March 30, 1899 明治三十二年三月一日印刷 Meiji 32nd year, 3rd month, 1st day, printed 仝年仝月三十日發行 Meiji 32nd year, 3rd month, 30th day, published [detail from colophon above] note: The colophon in the copy of the book held by the National Diet Library carries dates a few days later than the above dates, as follows: April 3?, 1899 明治三十二年三月卅日印刷 Meiji 32nd year, 3rd month, 1st day, printed 仝年四月三?日發行 Meiji 32nd year, 3rd month, 30th day, published
Publisher	發行兼印刷者松木平吉 Matsuki Heikichi [Marks: pub. ref. 029] 發行? 大黒屋画鋪 Daikokuyagahō [detail from colophon above]
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	good - trimmed to image; vertical centerfold
Genre	e-hon
Miscellaneous	orihon-bound book
Format	hanshibon
H x W Paper	8 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (22.4 x 30 cm)
H x W Image	8 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (22.4 x 30 cm)
Literature
Collections This Print	Freer and Sackler Galleries FSC-GR-780.472 [entire book]; National Diet Library NDL Call Number 187-20 [entire book] ; Tokyo Metropolitan Library 加4759-11/加04759-011