Picture Book of Brocades with Precious Threads (Ehon takara no itosuji 画本宝能縷
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- 画本宝能縷
- Title: Picture Book of Brocades with Precious Threads (Ehon takara no itosuji 画本宝能縷
- Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792) (nos. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12)
- Artist: Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (Japanese, 1739–1820) (nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 1786, first month
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 11 5/16 × 8 1/8 in. (28.8 × 20.6 cm)
- Classification: Illustrated Books
- Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
- Object Number: JIB88
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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