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Komakata
RYŪRYŪKYO SHINSAI1810
解説CONTEXT
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai composed this work in 1810, during the Edo period—a moment when prints like this one passed quietly from hand to hand, carried in sleeves, traded between friends.
- TITLE
- Komakata
- ARTIST
- Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
- YEAR
- 1810
- MEDIUM
- Woodblock print, color, 19 × 13.4 cm
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