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The Syllable Ta: Purification Ritual by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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The Syllable Ta: Purification Ritual

The Syllable Ta: Purification Ritual

The Syllable Ta: Purification Ritual

Katsukawa Shunsho

1770

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (22.2 × 15.6 cm) (image, sheet, chūban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Number 16 in the series, which follows the iroha-system.

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