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Shokoku emashû (Prayer Tablets of the Assembled States)

(Japanese, 1894–1983)
1937 (Shôwa 12)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsOverall (book): 13 x 11 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number2011.354
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceAround 1938 or later, Takahashi Chuya (b. 1912 - d. 2001), Morioka, Japan. 2010, acquired at auction in Japan by Loco Shobo (book dealer), Tokyo; 2011, sold by Loco Shobo to the Boston Book Company, Boston; 2011, sold by Boston Book Company to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)
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Takei Takeo
December 25, 1945 (Shôwa 20)
Page 3
Takei Takeo
1946 (Shôwa 21), October 10
Page 9
Takei Takeo
1962 (Shôwa 37), June 25
Page 5
Takei Takeo
November 3, 1972
Ramuramu Ô
Takei Takeo
1964 (Shôwa 39)
Page 10
Takei Takeo
January 15, 1972
Page 8
Takei Takeo
November 3, 1982
Page 4
Takei Takeo
October 9, 1958
Page 5
Takei Takeo
April 1, 1975 (Shôwa 50)
Page 6
Takei Takeo
June 25, 1949
Page 2
Takei Takeo
December 25, 1960
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Takei Takeo
1952 (Shôwa 27), June