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The Pekingese by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

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Woodblock print
The Pekingese

The Pekingese

The Pekingese

1774–1784

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 68.6 × 12.6 cm (27 1/16 × 5 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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