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TOYS AND SHELL AND MIRAGE OF RIUGU

PrintsJapanese

TOYS AND SHELL AND MIRAGE OF RIUGU

Artists

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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