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Illustrated Compendium of Good Emperors and Rulers (Kwan Sŏng-che-kun Sŏng-chŏk To-chi Chŏn-chip)

1876

Classification

Prints

Medium

Set of thread-bound, woodblock-printed books; five chapters in five volumes; ink on paper. Printed by Ro Chun-sim using blocks stored in Tan-kuk Hyŏn-sŏng-chŏn; 1876 reprint of an earlier work.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

folded sheet: H. 30.2 x W. 19.7 cm (11 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1985), bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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