A Shirabyoshi Makura no soshi (The Pillow Book)
Designer: Hokuba, Teisai
From a series of prints entitled Makura no soshi (The Pillow Book), referring to a prose collection compiled by the noblewoman Sei Shonagon around the year 1000.
Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1817
Accession number: P.417-1937
Primary reference Number: 238972
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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