A water vendor

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

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A water vendor, 1765. Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono.

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Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono · 26.4 × 19.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: A water vendor
Artist: Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770
Date: 1765
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono
Dimensions: 26.4 × 19.7 cm (10 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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