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Poetic Travel, 1st month, 1883. Color woodblock print; surimono.

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Color woodblock print; surimono · 58 × 43.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Poetic Travel
Artist
Shibata Zeshin Japanese, 1807-1891
Date
1st month, 1883
Medium
Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions
58 × 43.7 cm (22 7/8 × 17 1/4 in.)
Credit line
Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1807–1891

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Poetic Travel · Shibata Zeshin, 1st month, 1883
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