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Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)"

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Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)", c. 1683. Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book.

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Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book · 22.1 × 32.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)"
Artist
Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese, (?)-1694
Date
c. 1683
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Dimensions
22.1 × 32.9 cm (8 5/8 × 13 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)" · Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1683
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Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)", Hishikawa Moronobu

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