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True Depictions of Bird and Flower Pictures (Kachōe shashin zui) 花鳥写真図彙; 花鳥写真図会(かちょうえ しゃしん ずえ)

1805, first month (Bunka 2)
Not on view

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  • 花鳥写真図彙; 花鳥写真図会(かちょうえ しゃしん ずえ)
  • Title: True Depictions of Bird and Flower Pictures (Kachōe shashin zui) 花鳥写真図彙; 花鳥写真図会(かちょうえ しゃしん ずえ)
  • Artist: Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (Japanese, 1739–1820)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1805, first month (Bunka 2)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: each: 8 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (22.5 × 15.8 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.810a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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