Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Title

Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1896

Medium

Color woodblock print, oban triptych

Dimensions

Left: 37.5 × 25 cm (14 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Center: 37.5 × 25 cm (14 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Right: 38.5 × 25.8 cm (15 3/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer and Margaret Gentles funds

Reference Number

1998.163.1-3

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