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Forty-eight Instructive Poems in Alphabetical Order (Ehon irohauta) 絵本以呂波歌

1788
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  • 絵本以呂波歌
  • Title: Forty-eight Instructive Poems in Alphabetical Order (Ehon irohauta) 絵本以呂波歌
  • Artist: Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 (Japanese, 1725–1770)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1788
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Three volumes; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Each: 9 × 6 1/4 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 0.2 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: JIB7a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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