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Fuji in Summer, with a poem by Kōshi

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 18.7 x W. 46.8 cm (7 3/8 x 18 7/16 in.)

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