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Haiku Composed by Kabuki Actors Celebrating Their Name-Changing

Artists

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Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 42.6 x W. 56.7 cm (16 3/4 x 22 5/16 in.)

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