Nishimura Shigenaga
Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756
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Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao])
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Nishimura Shigenaga
Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756c. 1730s
Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao])
Nishimura Shigenaga Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1730s
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions
32.8 × 15.6 cm (12 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
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