Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Title

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1815–1825

Medium

Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Dimensions

20.9 × 18.1 cm (8 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1928.423

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