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A Picture Book of Japanese Warriors (Ehon Musashi Abumi) 絵本武蔵鐙

1836
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Ehon Musashi no Abumi
  • 絵本武蔵鐙
  • Title: A Picture Book of Japanese Warriors (Ehon Musashi Abumi) 絵本武蔵鐙
  • Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1836
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Polychrome Woodblock printed book
  • Dimensions: 8 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 3/8 in. (22.5 × 15.6 × 1 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
  • Object Number: JIB107
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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