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Bamboo and Tiger by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

Bamboo and Tiger

Bamboo and Tiger

Nishimura Shigenaga

1720–1735

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urishi-e
Dimensions: 30.2 × 14.7 cm (11 7/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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