Picture Book of Essays in Idleness (Ehon tsurezuregusa) 絵本徒然草
Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 Japanese
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絵本徒然草
Title: Picture Book of Essays in Idleness (Ehon tsurezuregusa) 絵本徒然草
Artist:
Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 (Japanese, 1671–1750)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1740
Culture: Japan
Medium: Set of three woodblock printed books bound as one volume; ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (27 × 19 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number: 2013.835
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