ManuscriptsJapanese18th-19th century

Calligraphic Section of "Korean Acrobats Performing on Horseback"

Mid to Late Edo period, 18th-19th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Handscroll fragment, unmounted: one of two (text); ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

19.6 x 300.1 cm (7 11/16 x 118 1/8 in.)

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