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Girl Playing a Prank on a Young Man who is Napping, c. 1769. Color woodblock print; chuban.

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Color woodblock print; chuban · 26.1 × 19.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Girl Playing a Prank on a Young Man who is Napping
Artist
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790
Date
c. 1769
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
26.1 × 19.1 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1735–1790

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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Girl Playing a Prank on a Young Man who is Napping · Isoda Koryusai, c. 1769
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