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Kyōsai Sketchbook (Kyōsai manga) 暁斎漫画

1881 (Meiji 14)
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 河鍋暁斎画 『暁斎漫画』
  • Title: Kyōsai Sketchbook (Kyōsai manga) 暁斎漫画
  • Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 (Japanese, 1831–1889)
  • Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: 1881 (Meiji 14)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (22.3 × 15 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.765
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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