Image

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Kanbun-period beauty reading books

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Kanbun-period beauty reading books

Period

Meiji

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gold, paint

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: 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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1045

Type

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Kanbun-period beauty reading books, late 1800s-early 1900s
ink and color on silk
39 x 26.4 cm (15 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1045

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