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Yūsai Picture Album (Yūsai gafu) 融齋畫譜

preface date: 1831 (Tenpō 2)
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 融齋畫譜
  • Title: Yūsai Picture Album (Yūsai gafu) 融齋畫譜
  • Artist: Nakabayashi Chikutō 中林竹洞 (Japanese, 1776–1853)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: preface date: 1831 (Tenpō 2)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 15/16 × 6 5/16 in. (27.8 × 16 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.667
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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