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Ben no naishi by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

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Ben no naishi

Ben no naishi

Ben no naishi

Okumura Masanobu

Medium: From a woodblock printed book, ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20 x 14.3 cm) (image) 9 x 12 3/4 in. (22.8 x 32.4 cm) (sheet, folded in half)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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