Crapaud bronze., 1874

* admission is granted through application to the office of special collections. B12 is signed tohub (anagram of buhot) forms part of samuel putnam avery collection. Gift of samuel putnam avery, 1900. Holdings checked in departmental copy of gustave bourcard & james goodfriend, felix buhot catalogue descriptif de son oeuvre grave (1979) one set of impressions is on paper apparently painted yellow & spattered with gold, some with floral and other designs in pale red, over which the plates have been printed in black or green (b14) ink. Prints are dated 1874 and 1875 in plate. Published as a suite in 1885. S. P. Avery collection. Suite of 10 prints in multiple impressions, depicting japanese art from the collection of philippe burty, including bronzes, porcelains and a woodcut. Title from title page (b11) written in plate: "bronze encrier. " citation/reference: b. -g. 18(iii/iv). Date: 1874. Collection: Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.