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Artists

Torii Kiyomitsu II (aka Kiyomine)Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Futsunushi no Mikoto, from the series Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijūshishō)

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Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa in Edo (Tōto Asakusa Hongan-ji), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, c. 1831

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Society for the Picturing of Famous Places on the Kiso Road (Kisoji meisho zukai ichikan)

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Mustard Seed Garden Compendium (Kaishien gaden) based on Chinese Original of 1701, 1st of 6 Volumes

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NARIHIRA ADMIRING FUJI, "HARUOKU" (CHAPTER TITLE FROM ISE MONOGATARI)

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Ono no Komachi Admiring the Moon, with poem by Shinsuitei Bagi

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