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1908.82.720

Printed picture of the castle at Kumamoto.

1908.82.720

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Collection type
Object
Description
Printed picture of the castle at Kumamoto.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
1908?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908 Found unentered: 12/06/2003
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 190 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.720
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2011 as: ‘Kumamoto kyu jo nanmen no zu’, South side of the old Kumamoto castle. ‘Meiji nijusan nen ichigatsu insatsu’, Printed in January 1891. [El.B 16/03/2012]

Search terms: Writing, Picture and Graphic Art, Inscription, Print

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