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Parade of the Puppets, c. 1700. Hand-colored woodblock prints; oban yoko-e, tan-e.

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Hand-colored woodblock prints; oban yoko-e, tan-e · Each sheet: 26.1 × 36.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Parade of the Puppets
Artist
Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764
Date
c. 1700
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock prints; oban yoko-e, tan-e
Dimensions
Each sheet: 26.1 × 36.9 cm (10 1/4 × 14 1/2 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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Parade of the Puppets · Okumura Masanobu, c. 1700
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