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Sonan's Picture Book (Sonan gafu) 楚南画譜

1832
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  • 楚南画譜
  • Title: Sonan's Picture Book (Sonan gafu) 楚南画譜
  • Artist: Onishi Chinnen 大西椿年 (Japanese, 1792–1851)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1832
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 1/2 × 7 3/16 × 3/8 in. (26.7 × 18.3 × 1 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
  • Object Number: JIB113
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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