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Contemporary Famous Happenings (Kinsei kisekikō), Vol. 1, with designs by Kita Busei (1776-1856)
Kitao Masanobu
1804
Medium
First of a set of 5 ukiyo-e woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Closed book: H. 22.6 cm x W. 15.7 cm x D. 0.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Genre
Print
Museum
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US
Tags
Japanese
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