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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

Dimensions

paper: H. 21.2 x W. 19 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

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