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The Fulling-block Shell (Kinuta-gai)
The Fulling-block Shell (Kinuta-gai)
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Fulling-block Shell (Kinuta-gai)

Artist/Culture (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Date1821
Mediumwoodblock print; surimono; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
DimensionsShikishiban: 19.7 x 17.5 cm (7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1903
DescriptionCommissioned by the Four Directions Group (Yomogawa)
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