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Handbook of Drawing for Children (Yōchi edehon)

Book
1832 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Illustrated book

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHandbook of Drawing for Children (Yōchi edehon) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock printing on paper
Brief description
Woodblock printed book, Handbook of Drawing for Children, by Utagawa Kuninao (1793-1854), Tokyo, Japan, 1832.
Physical description
Illustrated book
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.78cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
Copy number
1 volume
Marks and inscriptions
幼稚画手本
ようちえでほん
Translation
Handbook of Drawing for Children
Transliteration
Yōchi edehon
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
Accession number
E.14899-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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