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Parody of Murasaki Shikibu at Her Desk by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

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Parody of Murasaki Shikibu at Her Desk

Parody of Murasaki Shikibu at Her Desk

Parody of Murasaki Shikibu at Her Desk

Okumura Masanobu

1700–1720

Medium: Monochrome woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. (26.4 x 35.9 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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