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Eighteen Poems and Three Chinese Boys

Artists

EiseiArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 18 x W. 40.4 cm (7 1/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

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