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Pleasure with the Beauties of Japan (Wakoku bijin asobi)

A work made of woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e.
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  • A work made of woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e.

Date:

c. 1673

Artist:

Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Hishikawa Moronobu

Title

Pleasure with the Beauties of Japan (Wakoku bijin asobi)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1668–1678

Medium

Woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e

Dimensions

27.3 × 19.1 cm (10 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

2013.317

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