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Japanese

Kanbun-period beauty reading books, late 1800s - early 1900s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Kanbun-period beauty reading books

Year

late 1800s - early 1900s

Medium

ink and color on silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gold,
  • paint

Supports

  • silk

Dimensions

39 x 26.4 cm (15 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label affixed to verso, top left:298- Japanese "Seated Figure" loaned by Mr. [section of label missing];other labels affixed to wooden handles of scroll, on onehandle, a label with a number: 298; on opposite handle: 20.1045Japanese Ed./Kakemono, Hisikawa, 1678

Place

Japan

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1045

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Kanbun-period beauty reading books with the accession number of 20.1045. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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