Image
Hokuba Arisaka
The Pillow Book, Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
The Pillow Book
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, gold, silver, color
Materials/Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
21.4 x 18.6 cm (8 7/16 x 7 5/16 inches) (sheet) unmatted; folder size same as Mat A; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging
Signature / Inscription / Marks
[text and poems] Poem by Asaeian Senbon
inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: [2]101-16
Signature: Teisai
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund
Object Number
2003.39.3
About
The Pillow Book
[text and poems] Poem by Asaeian Senbon
inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: [2]101-16
Signature: Teisai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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Use
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