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Samurai, 17th century. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper..
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Samurai
- Artist
- Iwasa Matabei Japanese, 1578-1650
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1578–1650
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.



