Nishimura Shigenaga Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756

Set of Three Hanging Scrolls, Day Dream Plays (Kakemono sampukutsui utsusu no asobi)

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Nishimura Shigenaga Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756c. 1755

Set of Three Hanging Scrolls, Day Dream Plays (Kakemono sampukutsui utsusu no asobi)

Nishimura Shigenaga Japanese, 1697 (?)-1756 →

Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint

Date

c. 1755

Medium

Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e

Dimensions

29 × 25.7 cm (11 3/8 × 10 1/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Clarence Buckingham Collection

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