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Scenes from Acts Seven and Eight of Chushingura by Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — VisualArtsDB

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Scenes from Acts Seven and Eight of Chushingura

Scenes from Acts Seven and Eight of Chushingura

Scenes from Acts Seven and Eight of Chushingura

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

1783–1793

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 32.4 × 24.7 cm (12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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