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1908.82.781

Picture of Itskushima in the province of Aki.

1908.82.781

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Collection type
Object
Description
Picture of Itskushima in the province of Aki.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908?, uncertain
Date collected
1908?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908 Found unentered: 20/06/2003
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 185 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.781
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2012 as: “Aki no kuni Itsukushima Momiji dani zenkei”, Panorama of Momiji dani (=valley of maple trees) in Itsukushima, Aki province. [MJD 12/10/2012]

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