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Artist signing a screen, no. 1 from the series of 12 prints, c. 1708. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.

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Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e · 26.7 × 36.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Artist signing a screen, no. 1 from the series of 12 prints
Artist
Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764
Date
c. 1708
Medium
Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Dimensions
26.7 × 36.9 cm (10 9/16 × 14 9/16 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1686–1764

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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Artist signing a screen, no. 1 from the series of 12 prints · Okumura Masanobu, c. 1708
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