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BOOK OF KESA

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Children at Play Making Mischief

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Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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