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Kachō shashin zui (Album of birds and flowers) (vol.2) by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

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Kachō shashin zui (Album of birds and flowers) (vol.2)

Kachō shashin zui (Album of birds and flowers) (vol.2)

Kachō shashin zui (Album of birds and flowers) (vol.2)

Kitao Shigemasa

1805–1827

Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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