[
{
"pname":"Address",
"pvalue":"Room 308, 5th Ave. at 42nd St., New York, NY 10018, U.S.A."
}
,
{
"pname":"Contact Person <small>(Please replace the \"[ATMARK]\" with the symbol @ when e-mailing the contact person.)</small>",
"pvalue":"Madeleine Viljoen<br />Phone:  212-930-0817; Fax:  212-930-0530<br />E-mail: prnref[ATMARK]nypl.org"
}
,
{
"pname":"Collection Size",
"pvalue":"Books & manuscripts:  more than 30 titles<br />Single-Sheet Items:  ca. 2,000 titles"
}
,
{
"pname":"Collection Description",
"pvalue":"The Print Collection is a comprehensive collection, numbering approximately 180,000 prints.  Of these, about 2,000 are Japanese prints, primarily from the Charles Stewart Smith Collection, given to the Library in 1901.<br />Major collection of <i>ukiyoe</i> prints, formed by Captain Frank Brinkley, given to the Library in 1901 by Charles Stewart Smith.  With an emphasis on <i>bijinga,</i> the collection includes 133 Utamaro, with additional strong holdings by Eishi Hosada, as well as fine examples by Kiyonobu, Kiyomasu, Harunobu, Kiyomitsu, Shunman, Bunch&#333;, Kory&#363;sai, Shunsh&#333;, Sharaku, and Hokusai.  More recent additions include acquisitions from the Ledoux Collection (Utamaro, Ch&#333;ki, Shun'ei, and Hokusai), as well as a first edition of Hiroshige's &quot;Fifty-three stations of the T&#333;kaid&#333;.&quot;  Also significant holdings of <i>surimono.</i>"
}
,
{
"pname":"Material Availability for Researchers' Viewing/Examination",
"pvalue":"Available.  The Print Collection is open Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm to 5:45 pm.  A card of admission is required.  No appointments are necessary."
}
,
{
"pname":"Printed Catalogs of Relevant Titles",
"pvalue":"None.  The Japanese prints are indexed in a card file housed in the Print Collection."
}
,
{
"pname":"Possibility of Material Reproduction",
"pvalue":"No photocopy, very limited microfilm.  Library's homepage (<a href=\"http://www.nypl.org/\">http://www.nypl.org/</a>) may be consulted for information on photography options and prices."
}
]