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Kokon meika gaen shohen (Paintings by Famous Artists, Past and Present, Part One)

preface: 1862 (Bunkyû 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 x 11.8 cm (7 x 4 5/8 in.); kohon
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession number2019.1177
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceBy 1918, Henry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; gift of the Estate of Henry Adams to the MFA [see note]. (Accession date: October 7, 2019)

NOTE:
The Museum's object ledger lists this book as a gift of the Estate of Henry Adams, but does not include the date. Possibly given on January 22, 1920 with other objects donated by the Estate on that date.