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A Parody of the Tales of Ise by Chôbunsai Eishi — VisualArtsDB

A Parody of the Tales of Ise

A Parody of the Tales of Ise

Chôbunsai Eishi

1784–1800

Medium: Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych
Dimensions: 36.2 × 23.7 cm (14 1/4 × 9 5/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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