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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Biographies of Exemplary Women

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Biographies of Exemplary Women

Period

Qing

Year

late 1700s-1800s

Medium

  • woodblock printed book with illustrations in ink on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodblock printed book with illustrations in ink on paper

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: China

Dimensions

29.2 x 18.4 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)

Identification

Edition

Possibly a later reprint of the Zhibuzu zhai publishing house version with a preface dated 1779.

Cloth noted in accessory record, now deleted.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

49.452

Type

  • Books

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Unknown Maker, Chinese
Biographies of Exemplary Women, late 1700s-1800s
woodblock printed book with illustrations in ink on paper
29.2 x 18.4 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)
Museum Collection 49.452

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