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Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise by Chôbunsai Eishi — VisualArtsDB

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise

Chôbunsai Eishi

1784–1805

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Dimensions: 39.2 × 77 cm (15 7/16 × 30 3/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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