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Dragon head halberd by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

Dragon head halberd

Dragon head halberd

1885

Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 43.1 × 56.3 cm (17 × 22 3/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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