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Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo, c. 1709. Woodblock print; oban sumizuri-e, 1 of 6 sheets from a 12-sheet composition (see 1925.2334a-f).
Woodblock print; oban sumizuri-e, 1 of 6 sheets from a 12-sheet composition (see 1925.2334a-f) · 28 × 36.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729
- Date
- c. 1709
- Medium
- Woodblock print; oban sumizuri-e, 1 of 6 sheets from a 12-sheet composition (see 1925.2334a-f)
- Dimensions
- 28 × 36.5 cm (11 1/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.