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The Syllable Ra: Requesting a Painting from a Former Lover by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Syllable Ra: Requesting a Painting from a Former Lover

The Syllable Ra: Requesting a Painting from a Former Lover

Katsukawa Shunsho

1770

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 11/16 × 6 in. (22 × 15.3 cm) (image, sheet, chūban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Number 22 in the series, which follows the iroha-system.

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