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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

Dimensions

22.2 x 14.8 cm (8 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)

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Anthology of "Crazy Verses" (kyōka) by Fifty Poets ([Tenmei shinsen gojūnin isshu] azumaburi kyōka bunko)

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