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Delivering a Love Letter by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

Delivering a Love Letter

Delivering a Love Letter

1772–1782

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 68.9 × 11.5 cm (27 1/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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