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Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Kitao Shigemasa

1768–1788

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 x 9 7/8 in. (38.1 x 25.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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