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View of the Issuance of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace

Adachi Ginkō Japanese
March 2, 1889 (Meiji 22)
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Shinkokyo Oite Seiden Kempo Happu no zu
  • Title: View of the Issuance of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace
  • Artist: Adachi Ginkō (Japanese, 1853–1902)
  • Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: March 2, 1889 (Meiji 22)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (37.5 × 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
  • Object Number: JP3235
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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