Kyosai rakuga
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Kyosai rakuga

TitleKyosai rakuga
ArtistKawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Japanese
Date1881 19th century
MediumWoodblock printed books, two volumes
Classificationbook
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Kyosai rakuga” is a work by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Japanese, dated 1881. It is executed in woodblock printed books, two volumes and classified as book. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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