Inscription and Two Seals

Cleveland Museum of Art

Inscription and Two Seals

Rai Sanyō

Date
1829
Medium
leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink on paper
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Rai Sanyō, author of a major history of Japan, died from tuberculosis while writing at his desk. A decidedly not fun fact.

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