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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 13.1 x W. 18.5 cm (5 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

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Twelfth of a set of fourteen thread-bound woodblock-printed volumes; ink on paper

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