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Meisû gafu (The Book of Illustrations of Numerical Names)

(Japanese, 1771–1840)
1810 (Bunka 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 25.2 x 18 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.); ôhon
Credit LineGift of Yamato Bunkakan
Accession number2011.810.1-4
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceJanuary 22, 1920, gift of Yamato Bunkakan to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession date: August 23, 2011)

NOTES:
[1] The MFA Library ledger records list this acquisition as "Gift of Yamato Bunkakan, Jan. 22, 1920".

Ôhara Tôya (Minsei)
colophon of volume 1: 1813 (Bunka 10)
Katsukawa Shunzan
colophon: 1880 (Meiji 13)