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Characters, from roof tile by Hiratsuka Un'ichi — VisualArtsDB

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Characters, from roof tile

Characters, from roof tile

Characters, from roof tile

Hiratsuka Un'ichi

1940

Medium: Woodblock print
Dimensions: 5.5 × 5.5 cm (2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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woodblockprintJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)woodblock print

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