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Kawachi meisho zue

Niwa Tôkei (Japanese)

Akisato Ritô (Japanese)

preface: 1801 (Kyôwa 1)

Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper

Dimensions25.7 x 17.9 cm (ôhon)

Credit LineAlfred Greenough Collection

Accession number2011.1428.1-6

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ClassificationsIllustrated books

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ProvenanceUntil 1884, Alfred Greenough (b. 1843/44 - d. 1884), Milton, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker (b. 1817/18 - d. 1908), Milton, MA; 1908, gift of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession date: September 9, 2011)

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