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A Fan Peddler Passing Beneath a Balcony by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

A Fan Peddler Passing Beneath a Balcony

A Fan Peddler Passing Beneath a Balcony

1781–1791

Medium: Color woodblock prints; vertical oban diptych
Dimensions: 38.1 × 25.9 cm (top sheet), 38.5 × 26.2 cm (bottom sheet)
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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