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The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital

The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital

Nishimura Shigenaga

1700–1756

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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