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Saigyo Hoshi by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

Saigyo Hoshi

Saigyo Hoshi

Okumura Masanobu

1730–1739

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions: 32.8 × 14 cm (12 15/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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