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Scene from Tale of Heike by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

Scene from Tale of Heike

Scene from Tale of Heike

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1700–1899

Medium: Color woodblock print; aiban
Dimensions: 33.7 × 22.9 cm (13 1/4 × 9 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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