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Abbreviated Drawing Styles (Figures) (Ryakuga shiki) 略画式 (人物)

Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown book cover with a vertical column of black Japanese characters on the left side. A small oval sticker with a number "2677" in the top-right corner. A white label at the top with black text that reads "No.21 Masayoshi, E Ryakura-Shiki Figures and Landscapes". The cover appears worn and scratched. The background is dark gray.

Artwork Details

Date
1795, twelfth month
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
453 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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