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A Garden of Pictures by Kyoto Artists (Keijō gaen) 京城画苑

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  • 司馬江漢・ 松村景文他画 『京城画苑』
  • Title: A Garden of Pictures by Kyoto Artists (Keijō gaen) 京城画苑
  • Artist: Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢 (Japanese, 1747–1818)
  • Artist: Matsumura Keibun 松村景文 (Japanese, 1779–1843) , and others
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1814
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (26.3 × 19 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.873
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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