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Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura by Katsukawa Shunchō — VisualArtsDB

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Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura

Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura

Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura

Katsukawa Shunchō

1775–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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