MATERIAL: Hand-Written/Painted
TYPE: Broadside (Kawaraban)
DIMENSIONS: 9 1/4 X 12 1/2 inches
NOTES: Rare and unique.
ITEM ID: 1297
Broadside on the Medical Benefits of Tobacco
DATE
Decade: 1790s
Century: 18th (1701-1800)
Manuscript kawaraban (news broadside) announcing the medicinal benefits of tobacco and other herbs. Images of both a Japanese pipe and a European clay pipe.
Asia / Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
