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The Courier Kantan dreaming of Himself as a Daimyo (Hikyaku Kantan: yume no daimyo), no. 8 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

A work made of woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.

Date:

c. 1716/35

Artist:

Okumura Masanobu
Japanese, 1686-1764

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Title

The Courier Kantan dreaming of Himself as a Daimyo (Hikyaku Kantan: yume no daimyo), no. 8 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1711–1740

Medium

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

Dimensions

27.1 × 38.9 cm (10 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.1888

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