Maple Leaf Viewing (Momiji gari)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

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Maple Leaf Viewing (Momiji gari), 1794. Color woodblock print; aiban, nishiki-e.

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Color woodblock print; aiban, nishiki-e · 31.3 × 22.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Maple Leaf Viewing (Momiji gari)
Artist: Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95
Date: 1794
Medium: Color woodblock print; aiban, nishiki-e
Dimensions: 31.3 × 22.4 cm (12 3/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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