PaintingsJapanese19th century

Miniature Album of Lacquer Paintings

Meiji period, dated 1887

Artists

Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Miniature album of "urushi-e" (lacquer paintings); lacquer on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

5.2 x 6.6 cm (2 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.) Image with frame: 6.8 × 8.1 cm (2 11/16 × 3 3/16 in.)

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