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A New Selection of Big Fans (Shinsen O-Uchiwa) by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

A New Selection of Big Fans (Shinsen O-Uchiwa)

A New Selection of Big Fans (Shinsen O-Uchiwa)

Okumura Masanobu

1615–1868

Medium: Woodblock printed book, sumizuri-e
Dimensions: 22 × 16 cm (8 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Genre: book
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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woodblockbookJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)

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This is a collection of ghost stories presented in eight volumes that are bound as one. The page seen here shows a female demon attacking a samurai, while a traveling priest hides behind a pine tree.

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