The shell-matching game, from the series Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Totoya Hokkei

Title

The shell-matching game, from the series Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality)

Date

1830–1834

Medium

Color woodblock print; shikishiban surimono

Dimensions

20.1 × 18 cm (7 15/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus

Reference Number

1954.548

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