PrintsJapanese17th century

Letters of Returning Geese (Kigan no fumi), volume 1 from The Stone Monument of Ishibumi (Tsubo no Ishibumi)

c. 1698

Artists

Ishikawa RyûsenArtist

Description

Three volumes bound together as one, originally from a thirteen-volume set.

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.7 x 2 cm (9 x 6 3/16 x 13/16 in.)

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