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The Sumiyoshi Dance by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

The Sumiyoshi Dance

The Sumiyoshi Dance

Nishimura Shigenaga

1697–1756

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions: 33.1 × 15.6 cm (13 × 6 1/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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