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Keisai soga (Sketches of Keisai), one vol. of 5 by Kitao Masayoshi — VisualArtsDB

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Keisai soga (Sketches of Keisai), one vol. of 5

Keisai soga (Sketches of Keisai), one vol. of 5

Keisai soga (Sketches of Keisai), one vol. of 5

Kitao Masayoshi

1810–1847

Medium: Book; woodblock printed
Dimensions: 22.5 × 15.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.) (closed); 22.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.) (opened)
Genre: Book
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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