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Kinginzan Funai Shikioka Kahōzu[?] : [manuscript], [approximately 18th or 19th century]. 金銀山敷内敷[?]稼方図

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Description: Picture scroll of Japanese mining and ore processing; images depict: entrance to the mine, work in the mine, exit from the mine, crushing of ore, workshops, transport, etc.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 18th or 19th century
Call number: mssHM 82855
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions: 9 x 33 x 13 cm
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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