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Suiseki Picture Album (Suiseki gafu nihen), Second Series 水石画譜 二編

1820
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  • 水石画譜 二編
  • Title: Suiseki Picture Album (Suiseki gafu nihen), Second Series 水石画譜 二編
  • Artist: Satō Suiseki 佐藤水石 (Japanese, active 1806–40)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1820
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 3/16 × 7 in. (25.8 × 17.8 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation Gift, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.831
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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