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Yakusha tekagami (An Actor's Hand Mirror)

(Japanese, 1735–1790)
(Japanese)
1779
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper (with 2 color illustrations)
DimensionsOverall: 22.6 x 16 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number2019.1014
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Provenance2019, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession date: October 7, 2019)
Katsushika Hokusai
preface: 1849 (Kaei 2)
Takegi Baba
1894 (Meiji 27)
Jean de La Fontaine
1893
Maurice Boutet de Monvel
after 1900
Page 14: "Le Pont d'Avignon" (boys)
Maurice Boutet de Monvel
about 1900
Page 8
Jean de La Fontaine
1888
Page 2
Hans Christian Andersen
1941
1895 (Meiji 28)
Hiawatha's Childhood
Donald Castell Kelley
1956
A toute épreuve
Joan Miró
1958