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Hishikawa Moronobu, Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

Hishikawa Moronobu · c. 1673/81 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Hishikawa Moronobu, Japanese, (?)-1694
Date: c. 1673/81
Medium: Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e
Dimensions: 27.2 × 38.4 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/8 in.)
Place of origin: Japan
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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