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Gyōsai's Discourses on Painting (Gyōsai gadan)

Gyōsai's Discourses on Painting (Gyōsai gadan)

Kawanabe Kyôsai

1887

Medium: Woodblock-printed book; ink and on paper
Dimensions: 20.9 x 14.7 cm (8 1/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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