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Collection of Famous Kyōka Poems Selected by Shakuyakutei ( Meisū kyōkashu) 名数狂歌集

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 Japanese

1839 (Tenpō 10)

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Collection of Famous Kyōka Poems Selected by Shakuyakutei ( Meisū kyōkashu) 名数狂歌集, Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (Japanese, 1787–1832), Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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名数狂歌集

Title: Collection of Famous Kyōka Poems Selected by Shakuyakutei ( Meisū kyōkashu) 名数狂歌集

Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (Japanese, 1787–1832)

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

Date: 1839 (Tenpō 10)

Culture: Japan

Medium: Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: each: 9 1/16 × 6 5/16 in. (23 × 16 cm)

Classification: Illustrated Books

Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013

Object Number: 2013.813

Chronology

Japan, 1800-1900 A.D.

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