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MATSUKAWA HANZAN: PICTURE BOOK BY HANZAN MATSUKAWA HANZAN: PICTURE BOOK BY HANZAN By Matsukawa Hanzan (1818-1882) Japan, 19th century Woodblock print album. Ink and color on paper. The ehon (picture book) sewn together and containing various illustrations from everyday lives of nobility, samurai, and commonfolk. Titled Hanzan gafu (Picture Book by Hanzan). Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.2 Condition: Good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. Fading, minor ink stains, wear to the cover, and some creasing. Pages missing and rebound. Museum comparison: A closely related woodblock print album is in the Freer Study Collection, the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number FSC-GR-780.402.

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MATSUKAWA HANZAN: PICTURE BOOK BY HANZAN MATSUKAWA HANZAN: PICTURE BOOK BY HANZAN By Matsukawa Hanzan (1818-1882) Japan, 19th century Woodblock print album. Ink and color on paper. The ehon (picture book) sewn together and containing various illustrations from everyday lives of nobility, samurai, and commonfolk. Titled Hanzan gafu (Picture Book by Hanzan). Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.2 Condition: Good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. Fading, minor ink stains, wear to the cover, and some creasing. Pages missing and rebound. Museum comparison: A closely related woodblock print album is in the Freer Study Collection, the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number FSC-GR-780.402.

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