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Title

No.2: The birds' party, Set of three books: Aino fairy tales

1887

Artists

Basil Hall Chamberlain

England, Japan

1850 – 1935

Hasegawa Takejirō

Japan

1853 – 1938

Kobunsha

Japan

Ticknor & Co

United States of America

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Date
    1887
    Media categories
    Book , Print , Book
    Materials used
    woodblock illustrated book
    Dimensions
    18.8 x 13.0 cm
    Credit
    Gift of Lesley Kehoe Galleries 2010
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    120.2010.2.a-h
    Artist information
    Basil Hall Chamberlain

    Works in the collection

    4

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    Hasegawa Takejirō

    Works in the collection

    6

    Artist information
    Kobunsha

    Works in the collection

    2

    Artist information
    Ticknor & Co

    Works in the collection

    2

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  • About

    Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935) studied and lived with the Aino (Ainu) people of Northern Hokkaido in the mid-1880s. This set of 3 tales, published by Kobunsha, Tokyo and distributed by Ticknor & Co. Boston was reprised in Chamberlain’s book ‘Aino Folk tales’, published a year later in 1888.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

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