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Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen by Kubo Shunman — VisualArtsDB

Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen

Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen

1800–1820

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 10 13/16 in. (13.3 x 27.5 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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