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A young man holding a rotulus
- Pompeii
- Regio 6, Insula Occidentalis
- MANN
source: Olivierw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Peacocks
1. A Peacock by Mori Tessan (tetsuzan) (1775-1841)
2. Lin Kui-Ling, Peacock
3. Japanese Scroll Painting of Peacocks Attributed to Tani Bunchō
4. Traditional Peacock Painting (Chinese) 17th Century
5. Peacock and Peonies, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 1768
6. Ohara Koson, Peafowls
7. Peacock and Peahen (18th c.)
8. Shoson- “A Peacock resting in a tree branch (1877-1945)
9. Early 20th Century, Peacock on a rock, Japanese woodblock
10. Landscape with Peacock and Peahen, Kyoto Kano School 17th Century
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Blossoming Plum Tree, woodblock-printed scroll by Utagawa Hiroshige (1847).
We are always thrilled when new students discover our Special Collections!
Pictured above, MICA freshman Wyatt Mitchell set up our tables so he could view some of our Japanese Scrolls from our Special Collections.
The scrolls are:
Scroll of Heiji Monogatari Emaki (ND1043.4.S27 Cage).
Scroll of Shigisan Engi(ND1043.4.S27 Cage).
Scroll of the Frolic King Animals: Choju Giga (ND1043.4.S27 Cage).
Want to see something from our special collections? Ask a librarian to grab it for you!
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Pomegranate, Cao Jianlou, 1979
Ink and colour on paper scroll
95.6 x 44.8 cm (37 ⅝ x 17 ⅝ in.)
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Winter Landscape, Koo Mei, 1989
Ink and colour on paper scroll
40 x 61.2 cm (15 ¾ x 24 ⅛ in.)
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A vaulted ceiling boss (c. 1400)
Probably made for a church or even a cathedral, this boss stands apart from the majority of wooden ceiling bosses because it was designed as a load-bearing member, rather than just a decorative cap.
Its form is that of a stone boss. In its original location (the centre of a vaulted ceiling above chapel within a major church), it functioned as a “keystone” by locking together the intersecting ribs of a vault. The base of the boss is composed of coarse-grained oak that, although difficult to carve, is exceedingly strong.Four large mortises cut in moulded sockets around base once house the tenons at the end of the vault ribs.
Pined onto the base is a decorative cap composed of fine-grained oak and carved with an old testament prophet holding a scroll.
This is one of the last bosses of it’s kind because by 1400 masonry and carpentry technology have made a step forward leaving bosses like this a thing of past.
This object is at an auction with a price tag of £4,950
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Scroll is acquiring Nuzzel. We’re investing in keeping it running as an independent entity, and our first priority is not to screw that up, so don’t expect any major changes to the core service, beyond what we’re going to announce in this blog post.
Twitter announced today that they will be acquiring Scroll and this version of Nuzzel will be shutting down on May 6, 2021. However, Twitter has spun up an internal team of Nuzzel acolytes whose goal is to take the best of the Nuzzel experience and build it directly into Twitter.
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Scroll of birthday haiku for Robert Massmann’s natal celebration by Frank Ankenbrand.
This little scroll seems to have been created by Frank Ankenbrand in celebration of a friends birthday, with haikus throughout. There is also a haiku for Ankenbrand in the introduction, so no-one involved was left out of the haiku party!
“Scroll with handmade paper beige and red paper wrappers and green silk ribbon tie; wrapped around red wooden peg. Comes enclosed in small cylindrical plastic case.
500 copies.
Library has copy number 160.” –Catalog
–Diane R., Special Collections Graduate Student
Guest Post from John Martin Rare Book Room
Located at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
UNKNOWN.Medicinal plants scroll from Japan’s mid-Edo period. Estimated date of creation is between 1727 and 1800. 29 x 800 cm.
This book blends all of the things that make working with our collection so rewarding: the paper, how it feels, the artistry, how it smells, the printing, construction, content, and evidence of the life it has lived. Simply known as the Medicinal plants scroll, it is an 8-meter scroll from Japan’s Edo period (1603-1867) containing beautiful hand-painted illustrations.
Japanese hand-scrolls, or emakimono, are not meant to be read or displayed completely unfurled. Rather, each panel should be read, one at a time, starting at the right and reading to the left. The right hand works in concert with the left to roll up the scroll at the same time as a new panel is exposed. This is considered especially important for narrative scrolls, such as the famous Tale of Genji.
Emakimono, distinguished from hanging vertical scrolls, or kakemono, are a form of communication almost as old as the Japanese written language. Starting with characters imported from China in the 5th century, the Japanese written language has evolved substantially since then. The use of Chinese characters, however, lasted for centuries. In fact, many of the Japanese books in the Rare Book Room collection use Chinese characters, including the Medicinal plants scroll.
TheMedicinal plants scroll is, as its name suggests, a catalog of native Japanese plants, describing their habitats, flowers, fruits, and medicinal uses. Each brief description is accompanied by a hand-painted illustration of the plant, usually in bloom. Thanks to the generosity and hard work of our colleague, Tsuyoshi Harada, our Japanese Studies Librarian, we have a detailed translation of the scroll.
Due to his efforts, we have identified each plant, including Cyrtosia septentrionalis in the image in the introduction, also called Yamashakujo or Tuchiakebi, and Panax japonicus, or Japanese Ginseng, seen here. Unlike traditional ginseng, this guide recommends avoiding the very bitter root of P. japonicus and instead using the root hairs.
The scroll also includes references to other medicinal plant resources available at the time. We are excited to see if we can locate any of these as well.
The scroll is in excellent condition. There is very minor staining here and there, but the original paper is otherwise spotless. It has been rebacked fairly recently with a modern paper containing gold flecks. Replacing the paper support on the back as the scroll ages is a customary practice. Emakimono are not made from a continuous roll of paper, but rather equally sized sheets that have been cleverly glued together, combining long fibers that extend out each side of the sheets. The layers of backing paper then add support and durability.
–Damien Ihrig, curator
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WEIRD FORMAT WEDNESDAY: Fluxus Preview Review by George Maciunas, 1963
We have severalFluxusitems in our collection, this scroll is one of the recent additions.
Vertical scroll printed in offset (both recto and verso) on three joined strips of coated stock, rolled as issued. The scroll includes a montage of scores, performance photographs, information on future performances, listing of past and future Fluxus publications, and the definition of the hyper-word “Fluxus”. Contributors include: Eric Anderson, Ben Patterson, La Monte Young, Jackson Mac Low, Dick Higgins, Daniel Spoerri, J. J. Lambert, Henry Flynt, Yoko Ono, etc. Editorial committee: Chairman, George Maciunas; Cross section, Nam June Paik, Emmett Williams; U.S. section, La Monte Young [and others], as well as sections representing other countries.
