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Calligraphy by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

Calligraphy

Calligraphy

1807–1891

Medium: Album leaf, inks and color on paper.
Genre: album leaf
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

paintingasian artalbum/sketchbookpaper (fiber product)album leaf

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Inrō with Scattered Musical Instruments, Theatrical Implements, and Flowers

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Kannon

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Cock on Drum

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Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Peonies

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Three Landscapes

Three Landscapes

Shibata Zeshin, 1867

Tiered Food Box with Summer and Autumn Fruits

Tiered Food Box with Summer and Autumn Fruits

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Kettle and Box with Paint Brushes

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Case (Inrō) with a Fox from the Kyōgen Play "The Fox Hunter" (Tsurigitsune) (obverse); Haystacks and Stream from the Kyōgen Play "Hakuzosu" (reverse)

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