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Casting a curse at the hour of the ox (ushi no koku mairi)

Casting a curse at the hour of the ox (ushi no koku mairi)

Suzuki Harunobu

1765

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 28.4 × 20.9 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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Casting a curse at the hour of the ox (ushi no koku mairi) by Suzuki Harunobu — VisualArtsDB