Ideas for Various Things of the Seasons (Shiki Tsukurimono shukō no tane) 四季造物趣向種

Hanzan (Matsukawa) 松川半山 Japanese

1837, August (Tenpō 8)

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四季造物趣向種
Title: Ideas for Various Things of the Seasons (Shiki Tsukurimono shukō no tane) 四季造物趣向種
Artist: Hanzan (Matsukawa) 松川半山 (Japanese, 1820–1882)
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1837, August (Tenpō 8)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Set of two woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Dimensions: each: 8 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (22 × 15.5 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.684a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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