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The Poet Sugawara no Michizane Riding an Ox by Torii Kiyomitsu I — VisualArtsDB

The Poet Sugawara no Michizane Riding an Ox

The Poet Sugawara no Michizane Riding an Ox

Torii Kiyomitsu I

1759–1769

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e
Dimensions: 31.2 × 14.3 cm (12 1/4 × 5 5/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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