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Saigyo Hoshi gazing at Mt. Fuji by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

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Saigyo Hoshi gazing at Mt. Fuji

Saigyo Hoshi gazing at Mt. Fuji

Saigyo Hoshi gazing at Mt. Fuji

Nishimura Shigenaga

1730–1739

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions: 34 × 16.2 cm (13 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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