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Seiei: A Design Book 精英

Yamada Naosaburō 山田直三郎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blue book cover with white border; two cut-out shapes. Top shape black with orange, beige, white, and blue illustration of people on horseback and on foot, holding weapons. Bottom shape orange with white and black floral pattern. Title and artist: "Seiei: A Design Book 精英 by Yamada Naosaburō 山田直三郎".

Artwork details

Date:
1907
Medium:
Woodblock printed book; ink, color, mica, and metallic pigments on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 400 px
Museum record:
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