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Illustration of the Ceremony Promulgating the Constitution (Kenpô happushiki no zu)

Illustration of the Ceremony Promulgating the Constitution (Kenpô happushiki no zu)

(Japanese)
1890 (Meiji 23)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37.6 x 74.6 cm (14 13/16 x 29 3/8 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.226a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePrevious to 2000, purchased by Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf in London or Tokyo; 2000, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2000)
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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Illustration of the Maple Leaves at the New Palace (Shin kôkyo kôyô no en)
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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Illustration of Russo-Japanese Naval Battle Outside the Harbor of Inchon (Jinsen kôgai Nichiro kaisen no zu)
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Artist unknown, Japanese
1904 (Meiji 37), February 10
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Artist unknown, Japanese
1904 (Meiji 37)
Illustration of the the Army and Navy Protecting the Legations and Japanese Residents (Kairikuhei kôshikan no Nihon kyoryûmin hogo no zu)
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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a-c
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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1890s–1900s
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Artist unknown, Japanese
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John Heathcoat (1783–1861), the Inventor of the Lace-making Machine, from an untitled educational series of Lives of Great People of the West
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Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1873 (Meiji 6)