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Picture Book of Chinese and Japanese Warriors (Wakan ehon sakigake) 和漢 絵本魁
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Woodblock printed book; ink 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
Title: Picture Book of Chinese and Japanese Warriors (Wakan ehon sakigake) 和漢 絵本魁
Description:
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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