Double Page Collection (#2)

Enjoying Fireworks, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons... 1801
Enjoying Fireworks, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana), " vol. 1, Japan, New Year, 1801

The End-of-year Market at Asakusa (Asakusa mino ichi), from the illustrated book "Pictu... c. 1802
The End-of-year Market at Asakusa (Asakusa mino ichi), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)", Japan, c. 1802

Plum Garden (Umeyashiki), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern... 1800
Plum Garden (Umeyashiki), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)", Japan, 1800

Kameido Tenjin Shrine, from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern... 1800. Creator: Hokusai
Kameido Tenjin Shrine, from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)", Japan, 1800

Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern... 1800. Creator: Hokusai
Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)", Japan, 1800

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida...1801, 1804, or 806
Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)", Japan, 1801, 1804, or 1806

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida...1801, 1804, or 806
Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)", Japan, 1801, 1804, or 1806

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida...1801, 1804, or 806
Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)", Japan, 1801, 1804, or 1806

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida...1801, 1804, or 806
Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)", Japan, 1801, 1804, or 1806

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida...1801, 1804, or 806
Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)", Japan, 1801, 1804, or 1806

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida...1801, 1804, or 806
Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)", Japan, 1801, 1804, or 1806

The Actors Ichikawa Danzo IV as Arakawa Taro Takesada Disguised as the Palanquin Bearer... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danzo IV as Arakawa Taro Takesada Disguised as the Palanquin Bearer Tarobei (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Abe no Sadato Disguised as the Pilgrim Kuriyagawa Jirodayu (left)

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River (Takinogawa momiji), from the album "The Eternal...", 1833
Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River (Takinogawa momiji), from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)", 1833

Sumiyoshi Shrine at Tsukuda (Tsukuda Sumiyoshi yashiro), from the illustrated book "Pic... c. 1802
Sumiyoshi Shrine at Tsukuda (Tsukuda Sumiyoshi yashiro), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)", Japan, c. 1802

The One-Page Preface and Colophon from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple...", 1787
The One-Page Preface and Colophon from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)", 1787

Chidori-gai, itaya-gai, awabi, utsuse-gai, asari-gai, and monoara-gai, from the illustrated...1789
Chidori-gai, itaya-gai, awabi, utsuse-gai, asari-gai, and monoara-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)", Japan, 1789

Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohi), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of... c. 1802. Creator: Hokusai
Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohi), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)", Japan, c. 1802

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Kunitae (right), Segawa Kikunojo III as Yasukata... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Kunitae (right), Segawa Kikunojo III as Yasukata (center), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Utou (left), in the Play Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode

Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi... 1789)
Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)", Japan, 1789

Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide...", Japan, 1789
Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)", Japan, 1789

The Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato from the Yotsumeya, from the album "Comparing New Beau... 1784
The Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato from the Yotsumeya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)"

MS Hunter 229 ff. 15v-16r Pentecost and Christ in Glory, from the Hunterian Psalter, c
5675686 MS Hunter 229 ff.15v-16r Pentecost and Christ in Glory, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School

Pages from Vol. 1 and 2 of "Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)
Pages from Vol. 1 and 2 of " Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)", 1771

Double-page Illustration from Vol. 2 of "Picture Book of Spring Brocades
Double-page Illustration from Vol. 1 of " Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)", 1771

Four men of different ages (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from
1195378 Four men of different ages (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from The Human Seasons (recto), within decorative borders, 1912-1914 (paint)

The Garden of Johan Schwinden, 1641 (hand-coloured engraving)
1195466 The Garden of Johan Schwinden, 1641 (hand-coloured engraving) by Merian, Matthaus, the Elder (1593-1650); 30.1x20 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

A map of the Americas, 1590-1601 (engraving)
1195461 A map of the Americas, 1590-1601 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98) & Bry, Johann Theodor de (1561-1623); 35x25 (folio size) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bry)

Plan and view of Seville, 1579-1590 (hand-coloured engraving)
986452 Plan and view of Seville, 1579-1590 (hand-coloured engraving) by Braun, Georg (1541-1622) and Hogenberg, Franz (1535-90); 41x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan and view of Seville)

A Double-Page Map of North America, c. 1708-20 (hand-coloured engraving)
986383 A Double-Page Map of North America, c.1708-20 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); 66x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Double-Page Map of North America)

A Map of Japan, 1769 (colour engraving)
985940 A Map of Japan, 1769 (colour engraving) by German School, (18th century); 42.5x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Map of Japan)

Illustrations from Mountains of the Heart (Bosai sensei gafu) Kyochuzan
3618826 Illustrations from Mountains of the Heart (Bosai sensei gafu) Kyochuzan, 1816 (colour woodblock print) by Bosai, Kameda (1752-1826); each folio 25.5x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet), 1550-75 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper)
5932597 Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet), 1550-75 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 30.5 x 17.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

MS 300 f. 207v-208r, Suffrage to Virgins and Suffrage to All Saints
5911912 MS 300 f.207v-208r, Suffrage to Virgins and Suffrage to All Saints, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, double-folio illustration from
VEN1630564 Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, double-folio illustration from Bible de Borso d Este, 1455-61 (vellum) by Crivelli, Taddeo (fl.1451-79); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Gloucester(shire), 1579 (hand-coloured engraving)
985997 Gloucester(shire), 1579 (hand-coloured engraving) by Saxton, Christopher (c.1542-c.1610); 41.5x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gloucester(shire); Glocestriae

A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, 1774-1779 (hand coloured etching in various
985889 A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, 1774-1779 (hand coloured etching in various watercolour tints) by English School

A chart of New York harbour, 1774-1779 (hand coloured etching tinted in sepia
985888 A chart of New York harbour, 1774-1779 (hand coloured etching tinted in sepia, orange and red watercolou) by English School

Varieties of the Orchid Cattleya, 1885-1903 (chromolithographic engraving)
985746 Varieties of the Orchid Cattleya, 1885-1903 (chromolithographic engraving) by Putzys, G. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A double-page spread from the book Lindenia)

Map of Virginia showing the arrival of Sir Walter Raleighs expedition in 1585
1195464 Map of Virginia showing the arrival of Sir Walter Raleighs expedition in 1585, 1590 (hand-coloured engraving) by White

The Nativity, ca. 1440 (manuscript on vellum)
1195478 The Nativity, ca.1440 (manuscript on vellum) by French School, (15th century); 22x15 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

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Map of Africa, Arabia and India (double-page), 1695-1702 (hand-coloured engraving)
986321 Map of Africa, Arabia and India (double-page), 1695-1702 (hand-coloured engraving) by Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert (1632-1712); 63x102

MS 300 f. 199v-200r, Suffrage to St John the Baptist and Suffrage to St
5911906 MS 300 f.199v-200r, Suffrage to St John the Baptist and Suffrage to St. Peter, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

MS 39-1950 f. 60v-61r The Visitation (gold, silver & coloured ink on parchment)
876214 MS 39-1950 f.60v-61r The Visitation (gold, silver & coloured ink on parchment) by French School, (15th century); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Sketchbook, 1816 (woodblock print)
1216810 Sketchbook, 1816 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 23.5x16.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Louis W

Book of poetry, 1776-77 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper)
5932688 Book of poetry, 1776-77 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Ottoman School, (18th century); 33.2 x 21.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

MS 300 f202v-203r, Suffrage to St Denis and Suffrage to St Eustace
5911909 MS 300 f202v-203r, Suffrage to St Denis and Suffrage to St Eustace, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

The City of S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1588 (double-page, hand-coloured engraving)
986453 The City of S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1588 (double-page, hand-coloured engraving) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); 34x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Richness of Double Page Art: From Ancient Epics to Exquisite Illustrations" Double page art has long captivated our imagination, showcasing a diverse range of subjects and styles. In Rustam's epic struggle against Bahman in the Shahnama, we witness the intensity as he kicks back the rock that threatened to crush him. This ancient tale comes alive through intricate brushstrokes and vibrant colors. Moving on to a different realm, a hand-colored engraving from 1667 takes us on a journey across Virginia and Florida. The map reveals not only geographical details but also offers glimpses into historical narratives that shaped these lands. Delving deeper into history, we encounter an exquisite pen and ink illustration from Isabella of France's Psalter and Hours. Suffrage to St John and Suffrage to the Holy Innocents transport us back to Paris in the late 13th century, where delicate tempera strokes bring sacred scenes to life on parchment. Shifting gears yet again, we enter the world of Japanese courtesans through Kitao Masanobu's captivating artwork. Utagawa and Nanasato grace us with their beauty in this double-page illustration from "Comparing New Beau. . 1784. " Their elegance is captured flawlessly, leaving us mesmerized by their allure. The Hunterian Psalter presents another stunning example art with its depiction of Pentecost and Christ in Glory. Created around 1170 using pen & ink and tempera on vellum, this masterpiece showcases meticulous craftsmanship that transports viewers into divine realms. Turning our attention towards literature-inspired illustrations, "Picture Book of Spring Brocades" enchants readers with its colorful pages filled with blossoming landscapes. Vol. 1 entices us while Vol. 2 unveils a breathtaking double-page illustration that immerses us further into nature's wonders. Intriguingly flipping over one such page, we encounter four men of different ages on the verso.