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Russians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu)"

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Russians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu)", 1860. Color woodblock print; oban.

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Museum title
Russians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu)"
Artist
Utagawa Sadahide Japanese, 1807-1873
Date
1860
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Credit line
Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1807–1873

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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Russians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu)" · Utagawa Sadahide, 1860
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Russians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu)", Utagawa Sadahide

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