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Solving a Puzzle by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

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Solving a Puzzle

Solving a Puzzle

Solving a Puzzle

Okumura Masanobu

Medium: Woodblock print; hand-colored sumie-e
Dimensions: 56.3 × 33.1 cm (22 3/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Okumura Masanobu, 1743

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Okumura Masanobu, 1711

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