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Mandarin Ducks, from the series "Kashinsai" by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

Mandarin Ducks, from the series "Kashinsai"

Mandarin Ducks, from the series "Kashinsai"

Nishimura Shigenaga

1720–1732

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions: 29.9 × 15.9 cm (11 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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