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Picture Book of the Pines
3 vols bound into one; This book contains richly detailed illustrations of famous beauties from Japanese history and literature, including townswomen and courtesans, and literary characters, such as those from the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). The book ends with a few pages of written guidelines on how to paint.
Provenance
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Lionel Katzoff, Baltimore, MD [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2023, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 3/4 × W: 7 3/8 × D: 9/16 in. (27.3 × 18.8 × 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Lionel Katzoff, 2023
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
92.1371