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Priest Writing in a Book19th century

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print depicting a shaved-headed figure seated behind a square window opening within a wooden architectural framework, with cherry blossom branches in the upper right

Unknown, Priest Writing in a Book, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth and Milton Hecht, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Priest Writing in a Book
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Page from a woodblock printed book
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 × 6 in. (20.96 × 15.24 cm) Sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 3/16 in. (21.43 × 15.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth and Milton Hecht
Accession Number
M.2000.104.41
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art