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Writing on a Fan by Ishikawa Toyonobu — VisualArtsDB

Writing on a Fan

Writing on a Fan

Ishikawa Toyonobu

1765

Medium: Color woodblock print; koban
Dimensions: 20.4 × 16.6 cm (8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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