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Illustration of the Silk Reeling Machine at the Japanese National Industrial Exposition (Dai Nihon naikoku kangyô hakurankai seishi kikai no zu)

Illustration of the Silk Reeling Machine at the Japanese National Industrial Exposition (Dai Nihon naikoku kangyô hakurankai seishi kikai no zu)

(Japanese, 1835–1888)
(Japanese)
1877 (Meiji 10), registered October 12
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 75 cm (14 5/8 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.515a-c
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePurchased between 1985 and 1999, probably in London or Tokyo; 2000, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 26, 2000)
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