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The Syllable Fu by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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The Syllable Fu

The Syllable Fu

The Syllable Fu

Katsukawa Shunsho

1770

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 11/16 × 6 3/16 in. (22 × 15.7 cm) (image, chūban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Number 32 in the series, which follows the iroha-system.

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