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Title

Illustrated Collection of Old Tales (Iwaki e-zukushi)

Date

Early Edo period, published 1683 (7th Month of the 3rd Year of the Tenna Era)

People

Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣, Japanese d. 1694

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Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, 1985.612

Human Generated Data

Title

Illustrated Collection of Old Tales (Iwaki e-zukushi)

People

Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣, Japanese d. 1694

Date

Early Edo period, published 1683 (7th Month of the 3rd Year of the Tenna Era)

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, 1985.612

Machine Generated Data

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Azure OpenAI

Created by gpt-4 on 2024-12-15

This image displays what appears to be an old book with a fabric cover, possibly linen or another type of textile with a coarse weave. The colors are a combination of beige or light brown natural fabric tones. On the spine of the book, there's a yellowish label on which black Asian calligraphy is written vertically. The script is likely to be Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, languages which commonly have writing on book spines arranged from top to bottom. At the bottom of the spine is a small, square label with the text "Philip Hofer" printed, which might indicate either the author, a past owner, or a person associated with the book's provenance. There is a visible bookmark or fabric tie attached to the top of the book's spine, suggesting traditional bound book design, often found in vintage or antique Asian volumes. The overall condition of the book suggests it's well-kept but shows signs of age.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-05-13 on 2024-12-15

This image features a closed book or album with a fabric cover, likely cloth or linen, in a plain, muted brown color. There is a vertical strip of yellow paper on the left side of the cover, containing black calligraphic characters that appear to be Japanese or Chinese. Additionally, there is a small label at the bottom left of the yellow strip with the name "Philip Hofer" written on it. The cover has a simple and traditional appearance, suggesting it could be an art book, manuscript, or some form of special collection.

Anthropic Claude

Created by claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 on 2024-12-15

This is an image of a book cover or album with a plain gray or beige cloth binding. On the spine, there is a yellow/golden strip with Japanese or Chinese characters written vertically in black ink. Below the characters, there is a small label with the name "Philip Hofer" printed in a decorative font. The overall appearance is simple and minimalist, typical of traditional East Asian book binding styles.

Created by claude-3-haiku-20240307 on 2024-12-15

The image appears to be the cover of a book or publication. The cover is made of a beige, textured material, likely linen or burlap. There is a title written in Asian characters on the cover, along with the name "Philip Hofer" at the bottom. The cover has a simple and unadorned design, with the textured material as the main visual element.