The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Torii Kiyonaga

Title

The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1779–1789

Medium

Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych, trimmed

Dimensions

25.3 × 37.8 cm (9 15/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson

Reference Number

1900.690

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