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New Illustrated Manual of Shrine Architecture (Shinpan/Miya hinagata)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with yellowed pages. The left page contains a black line drawing of two Japanese torii gates. The gate on the left is drawn with a gate on the right side and a ladder-like object on the left. The right page contains black Japanese text arranged in columns. The pages have a horizontal black line near the top and bottom edges. The pages are slightly curved.

Artwork details

Date:
1866 (Keio 2)
Medium:
Ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 222 px
Museum record:
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