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Young Boy Beseeching Hotei by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

Young Boy Beseeching Hotei

Young Boy Beseeching Hotei

Kitao Shigemasa

1775–1800

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 59.1 × 10.8 cm (23 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)
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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Courtesans of Otawaraya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

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The Oystercatcher Dance (Miyakodori), from the series "Beautiful Dance Customs (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

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Courtesans of Ogiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

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