A Collection of Lively Sketches [Of Flowers and Insects] of the Ming Dynasty (Minchō shiken) 明朝紫硯
Ooka Shunboku 大岡春卜 Japanese
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明朝紫硯
Title: A Collection of Lively Sketches [Of Flowers and Insects] of the Ming Dynasty (Minchō shiken) 明朝紫硯
Artist:
Ooka Shunboku 大岡春卜 (1680–1763)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1812
Culture: Japan
Medium: Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: each: 10 13/16 × 7 in. (27.5 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number: 2013.818a–c
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