Stitched fukusa and needle and thread

Shibata Zeshin, c.1881

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Stitched fukusa and needle and thread, c.1881. Color woodblock print; surimono.

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Color woodblock print; surimono · 12 × 14.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Stitched fukusa and needle and thread
Artist: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)
Date: c.1881
Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 12 × 14.2 cm (4 3/4 × 5 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Nathalie Gookin Fund in memory of Frederick Gookin
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1807–1891

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