JAPA.NESE VERNACULAR GRAPHICS Exhibition II 687 June 3 - July 16, 1961
ra/. /1:31 v HCM TO CUT SILK (l (, I. II ")'-t Woodcut Date: FlOreki14 (1764)
A pattern book. To this day traditional fabrics are sold by'
the :!:!!!!. (about 12 yards), the amount needed for making a
garment. MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist
(PI, 1/3''''' NOTEroOK
.@ Handwritten, painted {j.tl')' I Date: &do (1615-1868) 5" 1'A (' 1'-1. :)" ~fs(~.!)('l'\\)
This notebook contains directions for processions and
ceremonies; it shows gates and fences of of.ficial buildings.
The graphic symbols indicate sentries, guards, and persons
welcoming or seeing off lithe august person", probably the
shogun or emperor.
The symbols mean "where people stand when the
august person leaves",
"where people stand when the
august person returns",
the route of the emperor and
his entourage,
gates.
In modern times a scribe used the backs of the pages for recording addresses. Later, ihe book1.et was resbored to its original fom.
�/. /133./ SIGNATURES OF ARTISTS, u:» STATESMEN, POETS ([) Woodcut
(Pl. /I.1S OCIAL REGISTER t r. II)')
MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist Woodcut
Date: Temp~(1830-1833)
Thi~ book contains genealogical information, complete with
family' crests, wives I and servants I crests, and markings
for ceremonial paraphernalia such as garments, banners,
lanters, etc.
6/. II~O / KISO, TIlE MIDDIE ROAD (,1,1130 Woodcut --S Date: Horeki 6 (1756) ;<./ ?rIg (I/. oj x tf. '/ .,..(i5'e cm)
A combinedmapand guide book, 148 pages and about 75
feet long, listing the rates of lodgings along the road. A
photostat of the first 48 pages of this bool.!:is displ33'"ed in
the corridor. �/. Ilfo6r/ DlRECTORY OF INNS c ,.1103 Woodcut
Undated, probably' Edo (1615-1868)
A complete list of low-class inns patronized by peasants
financing their pilgrimages on the instal1Jnent plan. The
black rectangles on these pages indicate villages without
inns. The book hung from the belt of the pilgrim when he
travelled. MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist
(pl. 1/ ~ J V~OKAIDn, THECOASTROAD FROM sro (TOKYO)TOKYOTo 15 /.1 f > I Handwritten, painted 7 Date: Kaei 1 (1848) A 61-page accordion-pleated map and guide book to the 53 stations
of the Tokaidll. The open pages showthe Hakonedistrict, today
the favored weekend retreat of Tokyoites. On the left page are
shown three news of !bunt Fuji, one across Lake Ashi.
(PI/I J:J,/ SCORE OF A. PUPPET PLAY t I. /13 L Woodcut (
(( 1 Undated, probably Meiji (1868-1912) fIg s/~ (:11 1) J( r;, 1,/ "(/s-. 9 ell1)
The text for the chanters is printed from woodenblocks in
hentaigana style. The handwritten marks in red are musical
annotations. ..
&;I. 11M3 WRESTLING SHEEr t/./I)11 Commerciallithograph fl'Oln handwriting On stone II " f Date: Shawa34 (1958) ~Q. ':J/S (S 7·4) X n/L ('IJ/- ~ c mJ The center strip contains the referees' and managers' names; 1 left and right, wrestlers' names decrease in importance
toward the bottom. What seemto be scr~ 11ttle figures
are so-called matsu-o, a style of calligraphY using grotesquely
elongated characters. MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist
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v HAP OF RECLAIMED FARMIAND '/.1111 Handwritten, painted
I (J Date: TemplJ13 (1833) .> Heavyblack lines denote dikes. Rectilinear areas illustrate western style layout of fields long before the so-called opening of Japan.
HlP OF JAP.IN
Color Woodcut
Date: Edo (161$-1868)
The yellow sY!lloolsindicate way stations and villages .along the road.. " VILLJlGEMAP, DEWA!ruN!, NEARSENDA!(northern Japan)
Handwritten, painted
)'2-- Date: Kei~ (1865-1868)
C/,1170 MAP OF KAI FROVINCE(now Yamanashi prefecture)
Color woodcut
/ Date: Kaei 2 (1849J MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist
C I, 1I'i~ .. MAP OF NATE PROVINCE(nOlI .!OIllori-ken)
Woodcut and copperplate I Date: Bunsei 10 (1828)
v' MAP OF VIUAGE IN BANSHU FROVINCE(now l\Y'Ogo)
Handwritten, painted ( Undated, probably' Edo (1.61.5-1.868)
Color key: red- roads
blue - ponds
yellow - planted £ields
The odd shapes indicate village boundar-Lea, (, I, 11'15"
MAP OF MINO(now Gi.fu)
/ ( Color woodcut
, Undated, probably Meiji (1868-1912)
I '--- ,~I, / / "7 '1 y MAP OF HOKKUDO l5LAND
Handwritten, painted (7 Date: before Meiji (before 1868)
/ The map gives distances by land and sea, and sailing seasons.
Townnames and distances are indicated on the borders. Also
shownare the neighboring shores of Russia. MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist tl.//'I3 MAP OF JAPAN
Color woodcut /.'I / Date: Meiji 13 (1880)
Shrines and temples are given special emphasis.
Color key: pink - castles
yellow - villages
red - ports, famous places, temples
The three red symbols are identical; ambiguity i8
traditional •
./MAP OF RECLA.IMED FARMLAND
( r Han itten, painted Date: 833)
Heavybla ,t lials enote dikes. Rectilinear areas illustrate
west style layout 0 elds long before the so-calJe d pening of Japan. 7
MAPOFSHlMOTSUKE(nowTochigi) (. I, I "Lt'J 7 2() Handwritten. painted Undated. probably Meiji (1862-1912)
Although the largest part of the area is mountainous. only
the sacred MOuntNantai (top) is givan a realistic represent-
atd on, The colored ovals containing place names do not
correspond in location to the actual positions of villages but
are arranged according to an esthetic preference. MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist
~ (PI, 1/ 10 ./ PLANOFZOJOJr TEMPLE C I, II /fO
Handwritten. painted
Undated. probably Meiji (1868-1912) J I 1J./ (rP 9, 5.) Y I~( i.fo. J/(O m.J
one of Toky01s most ancient and popular Buddhist temples
which was destroyed in the war.
MAP OF MINO mOVINCE (now Gif'u)
Handwritten, painted
Date: TempO(1830-1833) '---" l!,JIs-"1 The wealth of the shrines in the province is indicated. • 6
MAP OF SECTION OF MINO FROVDICE (now G11'u) {'1.1172- ..., r ) Handwritten, painted " Undated, probably Edo (1615-1868)
; I. 1{C,o , VILlAGE MAP, MJNOA, NEAR tmJCA
Handwritten, painted
MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist Undated, probably Edo (1615-1868)
Color key: pink - rice seedlings
yellow - rice paddies
brow:l - barren lands
red lines - Itm~dikes
The delicacy of colors and extreme siJllplifica tl.on of .f01"lllllgiTe
this map particular elegance. Writing and pictorial indications
of: hOU8esare t.urned toward the cent.er o£ the map, which is
meant to be seen in a birdls-eye-view and therefore does not
have a top and bottom in the western sense. b--r:,~=t tI'r,'1-f~, ~ Undated, probablyEdo (1615-1868) ,..- A mountainous district, north of Tokyo, showing the .famous
mausolea of the old dynasties and the equally famous lakes, 9
waterfalls, and cryptomeria groves in a variety of Wlrelated
graphic styles.
MAP OF HUNTING GROONDS NEAR KYOTO
Handllrit ten, painted
Date: Meiji 6 (1874)
The dates of the hunting season, October 1 to May31, are
MoMAExh_0687_MasterChecklist indicated, as well as the location of tombs and tellJlles,
government reservations, and hunting areas.
CI,I/'17 V MAP OF TANI-MURA VILIAGE, PROVINCEOF BrlNSHU (now HyOgo)
~1 Handwritten, painted Date: Tempo 8 (1837)
The roads are shown in plan and the mountains in elevation.
Four-color conunercial 11thograph
Date: Showa 33 (1958)
The complete network of railroads, both national and private,
ferries, WS, and steamship lines are shownin this map issued
by the National Railroads of Japan. This modern map distorts
the size, shape, and location of the Japanese islands in order to
conform 'With the designer's {rf,p notion of composition anfdeSign. l.0
'1ir KISO, THE HIDDLE ROAD !).c t j C'fy.lNl t- I( Vi'J !\E-cOI\OED MA1EI\.IAl- Photostat of 48 pages from a mapand guide book rvv Date: HOreki 6 (1756)
"he book, which is 148 pages and about 75 feet long, lists
the rates of lodgings along the road. This photostat shows
the first 48 pages on1;y. The original is on display in the
showcase in the next gallery.
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RQlD MAP, TOKYO TO AKlTJ.
~roodcut f l , II/..{/-{ -' Date: early' Meiji (1868-1912)
Toll stations, roadside inns, local agriculture, and the amount
of federal and local taxes paid by the communities along the road are indicated.
.Key: emperors' rest stations
inn where emperor stayed
castle towns oJ'v) rurJ~ hotel and stations for ordinary people '> 6 t 1/'-1 /7 ('rilJ /V'/W-'~ r.(. I 6 ( 113 V