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Kyōka Verse Album on the Scales of the Carp (Kyōka ririnshū) 狂歌鯉鱗集

1845 (Koka 2)
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  • 狂歌鯉鱗集
  • Title: Kyōka Verse Album on the Scales of the Carp (Kyōka ririnshū) 狂歌鯉鱗集
  • Artist: Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (Japanese, 1780–1850)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1845 (Koka 2)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 6 in. (21 × 15.3 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.708
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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