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The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan") by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

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The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")

The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")

The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")

Nishimura Shigenaga

1712–1732

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (Urushi-e)
Dimensions: Overall: 11 3/4 x 6in. (29.8 x 15.2cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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