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Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui) by Ishikawa Toyonobu — VisualArtsDB

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui)

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu

1747–1757

Medium: Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
Dimensions: 29.9 × 43.2 cm (11 3/4 × 17 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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