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Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise

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Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise, late 1800s. Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk.

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Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk · Image: 175.3 x 190.5 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise
Artist
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date
late 1800s
Medium
Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 175.3 x 190.5 cm (69 x 75 in.); Each side: 162.8 x 88.6 cm (64 1/8 x 34 7/8 in.)
Credit line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1807–1891

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Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise · Shibata Zeshin, late 1800s
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