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Bound volume of the book Ôchi Hôgen, with frontispiece illustration of three scenes in medallions

(Japanese, 1856–1928)
1892 (Meiji 25)
Medium/TechniqueFrontispiece: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 22.3 x 30 cm (8 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. Woollacott
Accession number2015.2888
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Provenance2004, sold by Arts & Designs of Japan, San Francisco, CA to Robert Woollacott, Cambridge, MA; 2015 gift of Robert Woollacott to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2015).
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