The Syllable "Wo"

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The Syllable "Wo"

Alternate Title: 「を」
Series: Untitled series of illustrations for chapters in "Ehon matsu no shirabe" vol. 2. 絵本松の調べ 下
Descriptive: Poem from "Koto no Kumiuta" vol 2. 琴の組歌下
Japan, circa 1770
Prints; woodblocks
Color woodblock print
Image: 8 7/16 × 6 in. (21.43 × 15.24 cm) Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 in. (21.59 × 15.24 cm)
Los Angeles County Fund (16.14.91)
Not currently on public view

Exhibition history

  • Japanese Prints: Word/Poem/Picture Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 13, 2007 - February 9, 2008