Double page from 'Shinki ipputsu'

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Double page from 'Shinki ipputsu'. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Page taken from 'Shinki ipputsu': 3 volumes of sketches of birds, flowers, animals and figures by Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) who worked as Kitao Masayoshi on prints and book illustration until 1797, when he became official painter to the daimyo of Tsuyama and took the name Kuwagata.

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Front cover of book is signed 'C.Dresser, purchased in Napoya (?) March 11th 1877 and forms part of the Dresser Collection.

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