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The Salt Dragon by Totoya Hokkei — VisualArtsDB

The Salt Dragon

The Salt Dragon

1816–1837

Medium: Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
Dimensions: 20.8 × 18 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/8 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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Totoya Hokkei, 1820

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Totoya Hokkei, 1820

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Totoya Hokkei, 1800

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Totoya Hokkei, 1817

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Seal-stone and Seal-ink with Peacock Feathers, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

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Totoya Hokkei, 1817

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Totoya Hokkei, 1780

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