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Fables Choisies de La Fontaine, Illustrées par un Groupe des Meilleurs Artistes de Tokio

1894
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fables Choisies de La Fontaine, Illustrées par un Groupe des Meilleurs Artistes de Tokio
  • Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
  • Editor: Pierre Barboutau (French, 1862–1916)
  • Editor: Ernest Flammarion (French, 1846–1936)
  • Illustrator: Kadji-ta Han-ko (Japanese, active late 19th century)
  • Illustrator: Kawa-nabe Kiyo-soui (Japanese, active late 19th century)
  • Illustrator: Oka-koura Shiou-soui (Japanese, active late 19th century)
  • Illustrator: Kano Tomo-nobou (Japanese, active late 19th century)
  • Published in: Tokyo
  • Date: 1894
  • Medium: Colored woodcuts
  • Dimensions: Each volume: 9 13/16 × 7 1/16 × 3/8 in. (25 × 18 × 1 cm)
    Cover: 10 5/8 × 8 × 1 1/8 in. (27 × 20.3 × 2.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.25.12(1-2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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