Fables Choisies de La Fontaine, Illustrées par un Groupe des Meilleurs Artistes de Tokio
Artwork Details
- Title: Fables Choisies de La Fontaine, Illustrées par un Groupe des Meilleurs Artistes de Tokio
- Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
- Editor: Pierre Barboutau (French, 1862–1916)
- Editor: Ernest Flammarion (French, 1846–1936)
- Illustrator: Kadji-ta Han-ko (Japanese, active late 19th century)
- Illustrator: Kawa-nabe Kiyo-soui (Japanese, active late 19th century)
- Illustrator: Oka-koura Shiou-soui (Japanese, active late 19th century)
- Illustrator: Kano Tomo-nobou (Japanese, active late 19th century)
- Published in: Tokyo
- Date: 1894
- Medium: Colored woodcuts
- Dimensions: Each volume: 9 13/16 × 7 1/16 × 3/8 in. (25 × 18 × 1 cm)
Cover: 10 5/8 × 8 × 1 1/8 in. (27 × 20.3 × 2.8 cm) - Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1946
- Object Number: 46.25.12(1-2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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