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The Tale of Bunshō (Bunshō monogatari) ぶん志やう物語

ca. 1685
Not on view

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Object Information
  • ぶんしやう物語
  • Title: The Tale of Bunshō (Bunshō monogatari) ぶん志やう物語
  • Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, 1618–1694)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1685
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Set of two woodblock printed books; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Each: 8 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 1/8 in. (22.2 × 15.6 × 0.3 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
  • Object Number: JIB122a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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