ManuscriptsKorean20th century
Illustrated Book on Fortune-Telling
probably early 20th century
Dimensions
folded sheet: H. 41 x W. 28 cm (16 1/8 x 11 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1985), bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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