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On Being Shallow by Nishikawa Sukenobu — VisualArtsDB

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On Being Shallow

On Being Shallow

On Being Shallow

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink on paper
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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