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A Professional Baffoon, from a untitled series of 12 prints by Torii Kiyonobu I — VisualArtsDB

A Professional Baffoon, from a untitled series of 12 prints

A Professional Baffoon, from a untitled series of 12 prints

Torii Kiyonobu I

1705–1715

Medium: Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Dimensions: 26 × 36.8 cm (10 1/4 × 14 1/2 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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