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Flute and Japanese Lute (Hōyōbue aobiwa)
Flute and Japanese Lute (Hōyōbue aobiwa)
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Flute and Japanese Lute (Hōyōbue aobiwa)

Artist/Culture (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Dateabout 1890
Mediumwoodblock print; surimono; ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban: 21.3 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1897
DescriptionMeiji-era reproduction of c. 1820 design
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