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Picture Book of Poems on Shells (Kyōkun chūkai ehon kai kasen) 教訓註解絵本貝歌仙

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 Japanese

1748

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Picture Book of Poems on Shells (Kyōkun chūkai ehon kai kasen) 教訓註解絵本貝歌仙, Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 (Japanese, 1671–1750), Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper, Japan — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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教訓註解絵本貝歌仙

Title: Picture Book of Poems on Shells (Kyōkun chūkai ehon kai kasen) 教訓註解絵本貝歌仙

Artist: Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 (Japanese, 1671–1750)

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

Date: 1748

Culture: Japan

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

Dimensions: each: 8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in. (22.5 × 16 cm)

Classification: Illustrated Books

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

Accession Number: 2013.837a–c

Chronology

Japan, 1600-1800 A.D.

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