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Begging for Alms by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

Begging for Alms

Begging for Alms

1766–1776

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 26.1 × 18.8 cm (10 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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