Zuan cho Album

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Zuan cho Album
Datec. 1895
Made inJapan
MediumAlbum; ink, color, metallic pigments, and white oyster-shell paste on paper
DimensionsSheet (ea.approx.): 5 1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (14 × 11.1 cm)
Mount (each): 11 1/4 × 8 in. (28.6 × 20.3 cm)
Overall: 11 3/8 × 8 × 1 7/8 in. (28.9 × 20.3 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Japan Business Association of Houston
Object number2010.206
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cover, recto: inscribed in ink, upper center: [album title]
[no signature]
[no marks]

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