Inscription and Two Seals
Cleveland Museum of Art

Inscription and Two Seals

Rai Sanyō (Japanese, 1780–1832) · 1829

leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
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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