Album of Fifty-four Sketches

Watanabe Kazan Japanese

Tsubaki Chinzan Japanese

Takagi Goan Japanese

19th century

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Title: Album of Fifty-four Sketches
Artist: Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, died 1841)
Artist: Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854)
Artist: Takagi Goan (Japanese, active 19th century)
Period: Edo (1615–1868)–Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Album of fifty-four sketches; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Album: 11 7/16 × 12 3/8 × 3 13/16 in. (29 × 31.4 × 9.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Object Number: 2015.300.195
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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