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Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise" by Ishikawa Toyonobu — VisualArtsDB

Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise"

Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise"

Ishikawa Toyonobu

1761–1771

Medium: Color woodblock print; koban, benizuri-e
Dimensions: 24 × 17.4 cm (9 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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