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Fan and Insect Cage by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

Fan and Insect Cage

Fan and Insect Cage

1807–1868

Medium: Album leaf; lacquer on silver paper
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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