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Guide to Chinese Painting, Second Series (Kanga shinan nihen)

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Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift 2013
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Title: Guide to Chinese Painting, Second Series (Kanga shinan nihen)
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Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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