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Sei-agnes no sho (The Book of St. Agnes)
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Sei-agnes no sho (The Book of St. Agnes)

Takei Takeo (Japanese, 1894–1983)
April 19, 1951
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving
DimensionsOverall: 14.5 x 11 cm (5 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number2007.110
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenancePrior to November 2005, 102 of the 113 volumes were purchased by a bookseller from a private collector, Japan; November 2005, purchased by Charles Vilnis, Boston, from the bookseller in Osaka, Japan; Spring 2006, remaining 11 volumes purchased at two shops in Tokyo, Japan; 2007, 113 volumes offered for purchase to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, by Charles Vilnis.
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