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Lustration and First Seven Steps of the Buddha by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

Lustration and First Seven Steps of the Buddha

Lustration and First Seven Steps of the Buddha

Nishimura Shigenaga

1733–1766

Medium: Hand-colored Buddhist woodblock print; ink, color and applied brass filings on paper
Dimensions: H. 30.2 cm x W. 14.6 cm (11 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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